High Court · 2025

M/s. VAISHNAVI BIOLOGICALS PRTVATE LIMITED, represented by its Business Development Manager, Sri Bobbe Palli V D N S H Krishna Prasad S/o. Bobbe Palli Siva Subbaraya Sharma Venkata age about 31 Years R/o H.No. 3-1 29i 10/26i9, Prudential Co-Operative Bank Staff Enclave Jayabheri Park, Near, Sadhu Vaswani School, Kompally, N/edchal-Malkajgiri District - 500 014 State of Telangana. OFFICE/SALE POINT- Plot No. 98, No.26, Jayabheri Park' Kompally, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Secunderabad, Telangana State- 500 01 4. FACTORY/GODWON- Door No. MIG A-143, A S Rao Nagar, ECIL Post, Secunderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana State-500 062 ...PETITIONER AND 1 State of Telangana, Rep its Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture of Telangana State, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad 2 ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of wRlT oF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in interfering with the manufacturing, Distribution and sale of the petitioners bio products/bio stimulations of petitioner firm 1.Agro Rich Granules 8kg 2.Agro Rich Granules 25kg 3.Agro Rich Paddy spl 4.Agro Rich Chilli spl 5.Agro Rich cotton spl 6.Agro Rich General 7.Agro Rich Soil Expert 8.Agro Rich NPK 9.Agro Rich potash 10.Agro Rich GroMh Promoter I 1 .Agro Rich super Smart 12.Agro Rich Plus 13.Agro Rich Grow Well 14.Agro Rich Groundnut 15.Agro Rich Mokka Jonna 7 (Sweet Corn)16.Grow Well CocoPit 'l 7.Grow Well Smart lB.Agro Rich Vermi CompostAnd issuing Memo No. PP1110208512005, dated.21 .O1 .20OG and Letter No. PP ll 12085/2005, Dt 21 .01.2OO0 and in the absence of notification prescribing the standards as being illegal, arbitrary, u nconstitutiona I and without jurisdiction and further direct the respondents not to interfere with in any manner in the manufacture, sale and distribution of the petitioners Bio-products/bio stimulations including from the licensed premises of the d ealers/stockists under the insecticides Act, 1968and Fertilizers control Order 1985. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 I Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents herein to allow the petitioner to manufacture, sale and distribute the Bio-products are 1.Agro Rich Granules 8kg 2.Agro Rich Granules 25kg 3.Agro Rich Paddy spl 4.Agro Rich Chilli spl 5.Agro Rich cotton spl 6.Agro Rich General 7.Agro Rich Soil Expert 8.Agro Rich NPK 9.Agro Rich potash 10.Agro Rich Growth Promoter '1 1.Agro Rich super Smart 12.Agro Rich Plus 'l3.Agro Rich Grow Well 14.Agro Rich Groundnut 15.Agro Rich Mokka Jonna (Sweet Corn)16.Grow Well CocoPit 17.Grow Well Smart 18.Agro Rich Vermi Compost, including from the licensed premises of the dealers/ Stockists under the lnsecticides Act, 1968 and the Fertilizers Control (Order) Act 1 985, pending disposal of the main writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI PANGA SIVANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following: ORDER l I I i = THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITIO N No.2394 OF 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is {iled for the following relief:- to issue a Wit Orr)er or Drection nore patlicularla one in tle naturc oI wRtT oF "- trith tk NANDAuIUS Lleclannq tle acti(n of the 2'd respondent i^ itte*ruq na uJacninng, Di-slnlrulron an.l sdle oI the petitioner's bio products/ bio stittulatiotls of petittoner Jvnt L Agro Rich Granules 8kg 2 Agro Rich Granules 25kg 3' Allro Rrch Paddu spl 4. Aqro Rich Chilli spl 5. Agro Rich Lartton spl 6 Agro Rich Cetv'ral 7' Agro Riclr :soil E(ped 8. Agto RtcLL NPK 9. Agra Rich potosh 10- Agto Rich Orouth Pronntcr 11. Agro RichsuP Smatl 12- Ag.o Rich Plus J3 Agro Rich Crou weU 14' Ag'o Rtl:Jt Cntuilrtut 15- Agro Rich Mokka.lotlnd (Su'eet Corrr) 16' Arou Well Co@Pit 17 (;ro11' wrtt Sn.rrt 18 Agro Rich Vermi Conpost, and in the absence of rrot{icatott prescnbng lhe slondards as Ueing ittegal arbitrarg u constitutio al ond uithout lnsdlction ond fiuller direct the respondents ttot to ilterkre with in ang mdnner il the onttfa'ture salc .t d d$tnbutiott of the petitioner's Bio'products/ bto-stinulations t clutlttry Jiont tt(? ?rc€rlsed premises of the dealers/ stockists under llE insecticides Act l96a and L'ertitlzers .entrol Ordcr 1985 attd pass such otller o'der or orders - " '"

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govemment Pleader for Agriculture appearing on behalf of the respondents. Perused the material available on record'

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the. petitioner that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the common order of this Court dated i0'O7'2015 in W.P.No.25293 of 2Ol4 and batch, as modified by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.Nos. 1 122 and 1 136 of 2016' dated

03. 1 1.2016. Further, this Court, while disposing of W'P'No'48 -7 ?

4. + ) IMD,] wp )194 2025 of 2021 and batch uide common order dated 07 .O9.2021, held, as undcr "11. In uiett' thereof, the Writ Petitions are disposed of, granting liberlA to the petitioners to make applicatiorrc in compliance with lhe requirement of Clause 5 of the order of the Gouemment of India, beaing No.5.O.882 (E), dated 23.03.202 1, tuithin tu-to (02) weeks from the dale of receipt of copg of this order. If such ctpplications are made uithin the time stipulated aboue, the atnpetent authoitg shctll process the same and if satisJied, [() i-ssue prouisional Certiftcate of Registration in Form G 3, utithin four (4) ueeks thereafter.

12. It is made clear that the competent authoritg is entitled to callect .sam;rles in compliance of Part C of the ofder dated 23.02.2021 and test the compatibilitg of the products meeting the parameters to be marketed 2 as bio-nutrients, before granting the prouisional Certi,ficate of Registration- It is in the public interest to ensure lhat a product to be produced and marketed os u bio nutient uith tlLe object of helping the .farmer to deuelop hiqh cellulose and resistance pouer in the plants meets the parometers to qualifg as a bio-nutrient. The petitioners shall co-operate in drauting the samples. Utttil the exercise as directed aboue, is ampleted., subject of course to petitioners submitting applications within the time stipulated aboue ancl in compliance of requirements of Clause S of the order dated 2.3.02.202 ) of tLLe Gouernment of Indta, petitioners are enlitled to manufacture and distibute as contemplated bA Clause 4 of the order dated 23.02.2021. Howeuer, it is alutays open to the competent outhoity to ueifg whether the products 3 TMO,] wp,2394 2025 manufactured and distibuted bg the petitioners are n compliance tuith the stotutory requirements and take action as warranted by laut".

4. In terms ol the aforestated orders and for the reasons mentioned therein, this Writ Petition is also disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. SD/-V. KAVITHA T REGISTRAR ASS //TRUE COPY// E ION OFFICER

1. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture' Secretariat' Saifabad' Hyderabad' State 2. The commissioner and Director of Agriculture of Telangana state' of Telangana. Gunfoundry, HYderabad t To,

3. One CC to SRI PANGA SIVANARAYANA' Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to GP FOR AGRICULTURE' High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

5. Two CD CoPies BSR BS Y\- o HIGH COURT DATED: 2910112025 I I I ORDER WP.No.2394 of 2025 1t{E SI4 o o, 13 fi8 zrfi t. .\ eATcHrC\ ) ( a {+ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS 8*d'b #*