CHEMTECH FERTILISERS PRIVATE LIMITED v. The State of Telangana

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI RAVI PRAKASH.N Counsel forthe Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Corrrt made the following: ORDER .i: IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY WRIT PETITION No.4679 of 2026 DATED: 16.02.2026 Betwee n: Chemtech Fertilisers Private Limited AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and another. ...Petitioner ...Respondents :ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the lollou, ing relief; " . . . - fo issue a tuit or direction, particulartg one ln the nature of Wit of Mandamus decatring the action of the Respondent authorities in interfeing tuith manufacture, .snle ancl marketing of Bio- Products/ Bio Stimulonts of petitioner Compang. 'fhe petitioner compana is manufacturing the Bio Products under the brand name of 'CHEMTDCH FERTIT/SERS PRII,/A'|D LIMITDD' manufacturing, Distibution, sale and rnorketing of its Bio Products/ bio Stimulatns i.e-, Chemtech CMS. The 2"d respondent in pursuance of the memo No.PPI (1) 2085/2005, dated 21.01.2006 and consequential letter No.PPil (1) 2085/2005, dated 21.01.2006, as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and u.tithout juisdicliort and in uiolation fo Articles 14, 19 (1) (g), 21 and 300 A of the Con-stitution of India and consequential direct the respondent authoities not to interfere u-tith the petitioners' business of manufacture, sale and marketing of its bio products under the name and stgle of 'CHEMTECH FER?ILISERS PRruATE LIMITED' itcluding from the licensed premises of the petitioner componA and its dectlers/ stockiests in the ) State of Tektngarta under the Insecticides Act, 1965 ond Ferlili-z.ers (Conlrol) Ord.er, 1985, and pass such other order... ... ......"

#2. []earr1 Sri N.Ravi Prakash, learned Counsel f r tht: peti'ioner and learnec.l Governnrcnt Pleader lor Aericulture

#3. l,earned (lor:nsel [or the petitioner rcpres,]n € d thar the issue raised in the 1lrcscn L u,rir petition is squarely covt cl by- the Common Order clated 07 O9.'2O21, passed by this Court in /.P.No.48 of 2O2l :rncl batch, wherein, a single Judge of this Court fc lrwing the decrsion of zr Division Blnch of this Cor, rrt in W.A.Nos.112tl r rrd 1136 of 2010, clated 03.1 l.2O15, disposed of thc said rr, rit pt:, i rn ',r'ith lollorving obsen.atrons: " 1 1 . ht uieut tlereof, the writ petitions r t z dispos<,-d of, granting liberiA to the petitioners to make , pplications in contplictrrce tuiLh the requirement of Clause 5 o1 t ,,Lz order of the Gouenunent of India, beaing No.S.O.BB2(E) da;< -.i. 23.02.2O21, tuitLtin tuo (2) rueeks from the date of receipt of ccr'1 of this order. If such applications are made within the time stipul red aboue, the competent autltoity shall process the same ana :f satis.fied, to issue prouistonal Certiftcate of Registration in l\n tt G-3, u.dthin four (4) ueeks thereafter.

#12. It is nade clear that the competent author i q is entitled to collect samples tn compliance of PartjC' of tl t ord.er dated. 23.O2.2O21 ctnd test the compattbilitg of the produc :; meeting the parameters to be marketed as bio-nutients, bel'ol grantintl the prouisional Certificate of Registration. It is in the p t tlic interest to ensure that ct product to be produced and me.t, :,zted as bio- ttutrients uith the object of helping the fanner t,t deuelop high cellulose and resistonce pouer in the plants meets; :, .e paro.meters to quah"fy as a bio-nutient. The petitioners shtz L :ooperote in draLuing the samples. tlntit the exercise as dire: e.d aboue, is completed, sttbject of course to petitioners submittitt, , applicatiorts utithin the tinte stipulated aboue and. in t.< rnpLiance ,f J requirements of Ctause 5 of the order dated 23'O2'2O21 of the Gouernment of Ind'ia, petitioners are entitled to manufacture and distibute as contemplatec) bg C[ause 4 of the order dated 23.02.2021. Houeuer, it is ctlutttgs open to the competent authoity to uerifg whether the products rnanufactured and distibuted bg ttte petitioners are in complirtnce uith the statutory requirenents and take oction as tuarrantted l.tg lau'" Therefore , learned counsel lbr the pctitioner pral'ed to drspose of the present writ petition in terms ol Common Order passed by this Court in W.P.No.48 of 2O2l and batch. l Learned Governmcnt Plelldcr for Agriculture did not dispute the

#4. submissions made b1' the learncd Counscl [or the petitioner'

#5. Accordingiy, this writ pelition is disposecl of in telms of Common Order dated 07.Og.2O21 in W P No 48 of 2O2l and batch There shall be no order as to costs Miscellaneous petitions pending, it any, shatl stand closed' //TRUE COPY// The Prl. Secretary, Agriculture Department' Secr State of Telangana SD/.K. MADH Av R ISTAN T REGI ION OFFICER Buildings, HYderaba d, TheCommissionerandDrrector-ofAgriculture'GovernmentofTelangana' 6;; i:B siffiml easneeroagh' HYderabad' One CC to SRI RAVI PRAKASH N' Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR AGRICULTURE' High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] To, 1 2 3 4 Two CD CoPies (Along with the copy of order dated 07'09'202f in W'P'No'48 ot 20211 BSR LS l i ; I I HIGH COURT DATED: 1610212026 ORDER WP.No.4679 ot 2026 -i11 : SI4 ( :) '- ? q :ill I I ,) '* 'olF..'r, , '.-t- - - *o ,f'l(. r-i :7 \\ .. -\ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS h o HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION Nos. 48 277 14489 L4495 r4497 14518 19816 & 21055 of 2021 DatetOT .O9 -2O21 W.P No.+S oI 2021 B e t\\,ee n M/ s. Fis sion Bi()tech, Rep.. br irs Mcna"-inq Parlner. Kshil ij Sushil Danr ka, S,/o.Sushil Dart)ka, Aged 27 yrs, R/o.FIat No.1, Sharrnishta Building, Tarangan Tou'ers, Thane .+o0 606, Phokran Road No. t, iuaharashtra State, Facrory & Ofllce at PIot No.20/C2, IDA, Pashamylaram, Phrrse-[[I, Sangareddl' 5O2 3O7. Telangana State Petltior)er Ancl State of Telang.rna, Rep., b,\' Prrncipnl Secretary to Governtne nt, Agricultrrre Department, Secretariat, Saidabad, Hyderabad & another. Respondents The Court made the following HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION Nos. 4A 277 14449 I 4495, 14497. _r4 ! tq !2AL6 e 2LO55 of 2921 COMMON ORDER Herrrrl i\.1rs [-1 \/Al)arna l-akshmi, Le..ned c()ur]sel f, i th(: l)clrlrorrers rn \\/ l)\os, lA, 277. l44iJg. 14495, 1.1497, l.l , . &, l9J l6 ol 1021, Sl Panga Srr.,ir na t:iyiulil, lcitrne(l coutrscl l ) h(: l)etrltoncl Lrr \\ li \o ,2 1055 r,f 2O2l anrl lt:arne<l ns:,r i tL ()ovcrnncnr I)l('it(lel lol Agricrrltur< & Cloop,'ration. .l Irr irLl thcs. \Liil l)etitrolts. l)elitiotrcrs claint to bc engire litr tllc brrslnc\s oI irr ulilfa(:turlng, salc ancl distrrbutron {)l ) o I)rorlu('ts. ,.r'itlr rr-,rlrvirlu:rl tlatncs assiqlted to thc pr ) i ( ts niarrrr[a(lL]rr,(l Irr 'lterrr. A('(:r)r-.1t11g to I)ctitioners, thes, ,ro pro(lu(:ts ar( ln2lr[ilaclLlrcd \LtthoLrt ustng toxic chemicalsi I l]y cnrrch tirc soil; tt:urc protection of plants/crops from i11, l::rc:tcri:rl. fLrngus .rr:d orller ilt[ections, btsicles being uselL:. itr qcflmU llror( qtrorlrir" ol-thc(.ioP Accorcltng to pctitiot-rers, lr:(: pro(lrrots arc not.o\, ic(l unrlci tit( lr-rsccticidcs Acl, 1968 a|c [:e I.'erlrlizcrs Cont|ol r()rclcr) Act 1935. It rs the fltrther case ) J)ctrtioncrs lhal tlrc l)io producLs manufacturcd and markct ]( l), tltetn contains Scr' \\ ccd c\tritct, Atrrino i\cid, Prcss mud S ) I Conclttioner. Orqani( NLrtrierrrs. Humic Acrd, Fulvic Acid, Pro, rr Hydrolysatcs, Gy|stun, Plirnt cxtracts, 'l'ulasi Water Extract, Sf..ir bearr extract .rncl I')g: Shell. I,cririoners clainr tl.rat thcse ingredir r :; are sourced from prrncipal manufacturcs. blendcd in stirrer r,iL Acctone as Solvenls and blertrled itl water, and then whole liquirl s fiLterecl and par:kcd rrr [{DPL (ontainers. -lhe percentage ol i c ingl-cdients uill rari lrorn onc rccornrncnded crop to altct.t r w l recommended crop. These are the rngrcdients which develop high cellulose ancl resistance po\l:e r ln the plants Petitioners also furnished adrlresses of the !rnits in q,hich manLlfacturing activity is taken r.rp. According to pctirloners, though tlley have compircd rvirlr all the st; rtr-lloD rcqLrireltlcnts and thc prodttcts arc pltrt'ly Ilio J)r-odu('ts, \(,illrout ltsing pcslicl(les, the rcspondent aLlthorilies al' lrarassrrig and inLirnidalitrg the errplo)'ees arld prcventing thcnl konr rnanufactur ing and milrkcting llle products, causrng Iot oi hardship zrnd suifering to thc pctitioncrs.

#3. Il-v placing reliance on the decision of this Courl ttr W.I'No 25293 of 2O14 and I>atch, dated 10 07.2015, the decision of thc Divtsion Betrch, in W.A.Nos ll22 and' 1136 of 20l6' dated

03.11.2016, ancl the directions issued by learned singlc Judge oi this Court in W.P.No.9801 ol 2O2O and batch, ou 05.08 2O20, learneci Counsel Mrs B.V.Aparna Lakshmi, wollld contend that the unnecessary interferencc and disturbance to the manufacturing and .distrib\rtiorl irctivitv of the petitioners is e-\y'ocic illegal. amounts to arbitrary exercise of power and authority arld discriminatory.

#4. Lcarncd Assistant Govcrnment Pleadcr sought Lo collten(l that pctitioncrs arc requircd to comply with Clauses 4 to 6 ol-the order dated 23.O2.2O21 oI the Government of lrldia, and only after a provisional Ccrtificate of Registration is issued to them, they are entitled to carryon the manufacturing and distribution of bio products. He further submits that Part-'C' of the said order prcscrtbes proccdure for drawal of samples of bio-stimulants and i[ appropriate application is rnade by specifying all the dctails as required by ttrc order, the competent authority shall collect the 4 sirmplcs, \ clrft the nitl. Lrre of rnallufatcturing activity and tt, thcv will Procc:rs thc apl)llcatior) Ibr grant of Provisronal C,,rl i:ate ancl the petitrorrers slrorrld coopcrate u,ith the cornpctent alLr t ritl irt Llrrdertillililq llr( aliat ,-ls(

#5. tt is llls irrrlh( i (.onr._.lttlon that llt |lew of tile ()r(l( r :,tccl 23 02.2021 , o[ LIrc Covr:r urrrcnt of India, thcrc is compliancc r 'the obserr,,atiorrs rnarlt: Itr tite Dlvlsron Ile nch oI thls Cor. t a nd pclitroncrs itre leqlLlrcci to comltl_\, with the nlanclatc oI tfr.- r -rler dalect 23.0i.2O2 1 r,f rI:r. (ioicrnnrent of India. Unless alr(i L ttil, pctitioners Colr[)l\ wrth th(. rcquirer-nents of th(] satd ordcr t"y arc not entifle(l t() .riIdu:tal(e inanufilcture :l1tcl distr.lbLltiotr {r ) o_ pro.lucts.

#6. Acr:ot<1rng l() l(.sll()n(leLtts, petitioDcts, hrms were illt I rjly manufacturinEi har ntlul prodlrcts lvithout giving inttmatioll t(, lle Comnrission.r & Dir <:ctor of Agriculture. Until analysis ol lre product with rcspc(rt 1o lr)larcdicnts is drsclosccl, pctitioncrs ca r ()t clairri th.tt lllerr pro, iu( ls irrc \rtthout lo_\t(_- cllcrnicais. TIr( L r _ prodlrct.s stated to lr;.r.e lrecrr n ta lt uf.rcture(l by tltc petrtioncts t.e covcrecl bv tltc rrolrjlc; rtrorr r-clatrllg to bio strmulants, issued br, I r : Govcrnmcnt of lnclra ou 23.01.2021. Unlt, ss, petirroncrs c:o| I h, with the sard or<lcr r)f thc Covcrumcrlt of India, the,v are r: r- entitled to calryolt ti:iiltrrfactrrr.ing i.rnci drstributiolt of the i,j ,. products. 7 The statutoty |r,girne as Dow in forcc, consequent to.I dated 23.O2.2O).I of Gor.ernmcnt of India is not disputr.( This rcgirne is in tlte 1)( st interest of farmcrs and is in larger pubLr interest. Therefore its a.ornpllaltce 1S mandatory. Learncd courr: t n 5 lor the petitioncrs sought to corltend that zrs required by Clauses 5L and 6r of the order dated 23.02.2021 , since petitioners have submitted applications for issuance of provrsional Certifit:ate of Rcglstr:1ti()n, fher are ertli11cd to carryott tlranulacturing and (lrstribLllron of bto prodt-tcts Tilc prodtlcts tnatlulactured and distribLrre(l by them do satish tllc stalus of bio stimulants and therciore, thcre carlnot be allv restrictlotl in manufacturing and distribution of their bio prodrtcts. Along with thc repl-v aflldavrt in few o[ the writ petitions, thc

#8. representations lrade to tlle ComlllLSSioner and Director for Agriculturc, are encLosed.

#9. Srnce, admittedly, sof:rr, applrcations in compliance with Clauscs -1 to 6 of thc Govcrnmcnt of lndia Ordcr dated 23 02 2O2l are not made and the issue is at the stage of consideration of such zrpplications, if a[y, submitted, the Court is not expressing any opinion on respective sttbmtssions rcgarding the statlls of petltroners' products as beirrg called as bio products / bio-nutrien ts, to nlanuf:lcture .ind distribrLte without ilny hindrance created by the respo ndent authorittes 1O. I l:rt, ing realizcd that there is no valid compliance o[ thc order dated 23.02.2021 of the Covernment of India, learned counsel for the petLtioners sceks leave of thc Court to make applications in I Io in sub clause (4) shall, wrthin a period ofsix months Clause 5: lhe manufacturcr referr€d Iiom th. date of publcation ol (his order, submit an application lo the Controllcr lor grant ol provisional registmlron in Form C_ I alonS with - (a) derails of th€ product, rts specificatrons, label and such other particulars as may be rcqu ired; (b) a cenificate issued by the slale Covemmenl rn Fomr C-2 lo lhe cffecl thal (i) lhe product is a!ailable irt lhe nra.kel prior to lhc publicarion otthe said order; and (ii) no incident has coine to irs nolicc about hamrful eff€ct ofthe product. I Clausc 6. on receipt of an applicalion under sub clausc (5) for provasional regrslration, the (lontroller shall, by an order in Nnrrng, grant a provisional cenificate of regtsl'ation of bro- stimulanr in [:o.m C :1 6 conpliance of thc requirements of the or.dcr of the Gover-nr r rrt of India. ii. In vicn, tlt<rcof ,]rc W:it l,<tilions arc disposed ol, !lr, l rLrg libcrty to thc pelltiorlel rj lo markc apl)licittiolts in cotul>L:rrr . r.tLlr thc requircmcnt of Cilusc 5 o[ the or<icr of the Corernrl . I 01 lnclra, bc; rling No.S.O 882 (E), drrtcd 23.O2.2O21, wirhrn t,\ t2) rvecl<s fmrn rhe dalc ,rI recerltt ol cc_rltr of lhis orricr. .l I ch applications arc nlade wrthin the trme stipulatecl abo\(. lhe coml)etenI author it\ sh; rll process the sarrc and it satisll( ( to issue provisional Ccrtrfrr.atc of Regislratron in Forrn (i_3. ,,,; lin four (4) wecks there.rfter

#12. It is rnadc <:lC;Lr tlrat tlrc co[rpctent riuthority is entirl, rr to collcct samplcs ill conrplianr:c of l,art .C, of thc order r i t d 23.O2.2021 and test lhc conlpirribility o[ thc products meetirr, lrc parameters to be mrirkcted as bio-nutrrents, before grantirrg. I e provisional Certificat( of Registration. It is in the pr-rblic interc;r Lo ensure that a prochlct to be i)ro(luced atr(l trrarkcted as . I ,_ nutrients rvith the obJect of hclprng the larmer to clevelop rr lrr cellulosc and resistaltcc powcr ln thc plants mccts the parame r ri to qualify as a bio nuLrrcnt. 'lhc pctrtroncrs shall r:ooperaic r: drawing the samplcs. Llrltil the cxercise as directed arbovr:. s completcd, subjecl oli.oursc to petitioncrs submitting applic:r i,r s within the time stipulatecl above and in complian<:t I requirements of Clarrse 5 of the order datcd 23.02.2021 ol l: Government ol Iqdia, pe titioners are entrtled to manufacturc a r I distribute as conteinplaIetl b-v Clause 4 of thc orde r (lri1.l 23.O2.2021. However. it is ahvay s open to thc competellt auth( r-t ,I ,:4i l:.:t;! i (l 1 to verifu n'hether the products rnanufactured and distributcd by the petitioners are in compliance with thc statutory requirements and tal(e actlon as lvarranted by lau'. Pendtng miscelianeous petitiorts, il arly, slrir.ii sLiltld closed. P.NAVEEN RAO,J 7th Septen) ber, 202 I Issue CC ll1 one ll) wcek