THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.30196 of 2010 Date : 25-1-2011 Between : P.Venkateshwar Rao s/o.Thirupathaiah .. Petitioner And The District Collector, Guntur and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : None Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3 : None Counsel for respondent No.4 : Sri G.Elisha, Standing Counsel Counsel for respondent Nos.5 to 12 : None The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to direct the official respondents to prohibit respondent Nos.7 to 12 and similar persons or firms in Atchampet Mandal, Guntur District, from carrying on unauthorized activity of manufacture and sale of packaged drinking water without BIS certificate. This Court by order dated 3-12-2010 directed respondent No.1 to initiate steps in accordance with law for preventing running of the packaged drinking water units without Bureau of Indian Standards Certificate and other necessary permissions to be granted by the competent authorities in Guntur District and report action by way of a counter affidavit. In response to this direction, respondent No.1 filed a counter affidavit wherein it is inter alia stated that in pursuance of the direction of this court, the Tahsildar, Atchampet and the Food Inspector have inspected the premises of the units run by respondent Nos.7 to 12 in the presence of media persons and seized all the six units under mediatornama dated 22-12-2010. He has further stated that he has directed the General Manager, District Industries Centre, Guntur and other Revenue and Panchayath officials for initiating necessary steps against the packaged drinking water units in Guntur District running without BIS certificate and other required permissions from the competent authorities. Respondent No.1 has held out that necessary action will be taken against the defaulters within a month. Having regard to the above mentioned action taken by respondent No.1, the Writ Petition is closed with the direction to respondent No.1 to ensure that no packaged drinking water unit is permitted to function without a BIS certificate and other permissions from the competent authorities within Guntur District area. __________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY.,J Date: 25-1-2011 AM