IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13888 of 2005 Between: Satish Acqua Mineral Mentevarithota, 6th Ward, Bhimavaram, rep.by its Prop. P.Satish, S/o.Sambha Murthy, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2 The Joint Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru. 3 The Revenue Divisional officer, Narsapur, West Godavari District, Eluru. 4 The Mandal Revenue officer, Bhimavaram West Godavari District, Eluru. 5 The Municipal Commissinoer, Bhimavaram Municipality West Godavari District, Eluru. 6 The Food Inspector, (Prevention of Food Adulteration) Preventive Medicine, Kotta Dibba, Eluru, W.G.District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. M.JANARDHAN RAO FOR MR.K.CHIDAMBARAM The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in ordering closure of water manufacturing units situated at Bhimavaram as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri M.Janardhan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submitted that in view of the mandatory provisions of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, which is replaced by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the petitioner cannot carry on the water manufacturing activity for the purpose of supplying drinking water without obtaining the BIS Certificate from the competent authority. He, therefore, requested for closing the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to resume it’s operations after obtaining the BIS Certificate, if not already done. Having regard to this representation, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, interim order, dated 28.06.2005 is vacated, WPMP.No.17625 of 2005 is dismissed and WVMP.No.2136 of 2005 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd JULY, 2008. kvni