IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 16214 of 2000 Between: 1 M/s. Bhishma Polisetty , S/o. P.N.Srikishan, 1-2-367/2, Ganganmahal Road, Hyderabad. 2 M/s. Navnit Engg. Corpn., No.136, R.P.Road, Sec'bad-003. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Union of India , Rep. by it's Secretary, Ministry of Food & Consumer Affairs, New Delhi. 2 S.Lakshmi Prasanna, D/o. Harinarayana, 1208, Babukhan Estates, Bashirbagh, Hyderabad-500001. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction, more in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring Sec.27 of the C.P. Act, 1986, as arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Art.14 and 19(1)(g) of the constitution of India, and consequently declare the proceedings in PP.No,50/99 in OP1430/96 on the file of the Dist. Forum-II , Hyderabad, as void, ab initio, null & void and nonest in the eye of law, and pass such other order or orders which the Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.N.V.JAGANNATH Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR. A RAJASEKHAR REDDY, STANDING COUNSEL Counsel for the Respondent No.2: None Appeared. The Court made the following: O R D E R: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B.Sudershan Reddy) The subject matter that arises for consideration in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered by a Full Bench of this Court in C.V.RATNAM v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS. Following the said judgment, this Writ Petition shall stand dismissed without any order as to costs. ________________________ B.SUDERSHAN REDDY, J. _____________________ K.C.BHANU, J. Dated: 01.11.2004 gs/ks To 1 The Secretary, Union of India , Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, New Delhi. 2 The Registrar, State Commission of Consumer Redressal Forum, A.P., Khiratabad, Hyderabad. 3 2 CCs to the G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 4. Two CD Copies.