High Court · 2025

Petition Under Article 226 of the 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 pa(icularly' one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in interfering with manufacturing,saleanddistributionofbio-products/bio-stimulantsofpetitioner. Company, viz., Trigger' Delight, Check, Benova' Veda Move' Captain' Sardhar' Veda Asthra, Sultan, Veda Diamond, Balwan' Badshah' Rootex' Veda Magic' Veda Skoda, Super Shot, Humidon' Orbit' Alexa' Cosco' DX Pro' lmpact' Double Punch, Matrix, Recharge, Talwar, Fungi Top' Veda 20-20 ' Veda Virex' Nutri-Don' Veda Agromax, Black and White, Yodha' Veda Custody' Jeevan' Neemex 100' Veda Locker, Veda Florex, Tesla, Veda Plantix' Quick-S V-One' Veda Mycin' Toppex, Magnus' Kingdom, Game Changer' Seal' Rambo and Sindhoor' which - contains Alti -[ ranspirants, pressmud, chitine and r-gg she fl and are arso not covered under llri: lnsecticides Act, .lg68 and not included in Schedule_Vl of the Fertifizers cr:ntr.t (order) Act, 1985, by issuing Memo No. pp.ll(1)20gsl 2005,dated 21-t1-2006and Letter No. pp.|(1)2085t2005 daled 21_01_2O06,and in the abse'rce cf notification prescribing the standarris ir sc redure-vr, as being illegal, arbilra.y l n constitutiona l, and direct the 2nd resfrondent not to interfere within any m ar-rrr)r in seling and distribution of bi,:-produ( ts/ bio- stimurants including f "orn the ricensed premises of the dea rers/st.ckists under the lnsecticides Ar:t. 1968 and the Fertilizers Control(Orde.) Act, 1(rB5 |.A.NO:1 OF 2025 Petitr.n Urcer section r51 cpc praying that in the c,ircu nstances stated in the affidavit fiierr n support of the petition, the High court nray be preased to direct the 2''l 1s-cp()ndent not to interfere with manufaclurin,J, serre and distribution of bio-prodrrctsrb i,r-stimulants of petitioner_Compan y, r,iz., Trigger, Delight, Check. Benova \/eda Move, Captain, Sardhar, Veda Ast ra, Sultan, Veda Diamond, Bialuran. Badshah, Rootex, Veda Magic, \/eda Sk:da, Super Shot, Humidon, Orbit, ,\lr:xa, Cosco, DX pro, lmpact, Double punch, Matrix, Recharge, Talwar, Fungi r-c I Veda 20_20, Veda Virex, Nutri_Don, Veda AE romax, Black and White, Yodha Vr:rla Custody, Jeevan, Neemex.l00, V.eda Locker, Veda Florex, Tesla, Veda Prarriir, Quick-S, V-One, Veda Mycin, Toppex, [Vragnus, Kingdom, Game Changer, S.al, Rambo and Sindhoor,.which c,nta ns ,\nti Transpirants, Pressmud, C titrnr: itnd Egg Shell and are also not covered rtndr r the lnsecticides Act' 1968 an'IJ n.t ncruded in schedure-Viof the Fertir zers cortror (order) Act, '1985, incrudinq frcrr the ricensed premises of the dearers stcckists, under the lnsecticides r\c1, '{)68 and the Fertirizers contror (order) Ac , j 9g5, pending disposal of the ab,tuo writ petition. Counsel for the petitioner : M/s B.V.APARNA LAKSHMI Counsel for the Raspondents : Gp FOR AGRICULTURE: The Court made the following ORDER THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION No. 16765 0F 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following relief:- -ih" "...to issue a Writ, Order or Direction. more oarticularly, one in ttle nature of Writ of Mandamus' action of the 2nd respondent in interfering ; -;';;i"cturing, sale arrd diskibution of bio- ;,h nroducts / bio-stimulants of petitioner Company "i?" id"*. b"Ueht, Check, Benova, Veda Move' Captarn' Asthra, Sultan, Veda Diamond' Balwan' i'"ffh-,-fi. ["a"rrlfi, noot"*, Veda Magic, Veda Skoda' Super Shot' o.bit,'at.*r, cosco, DX Pro' Impac! D^ouble ;;;;;;, il",tlt Recharge, Talwar, Fungi Top' Veda 2-o-2o ' il;;, v"a^^tf."", Nutri-Don, Veda Agromax' B-l1cf, a1d-white' Y;dh"; V;d" Custody, Jeevan, N""rne* 10o' Veda Locker' v"a"-if"..*, Tesla, teda Plantix, Quick-S' V-One' Veda ruf-r.i.r. foop"*, Magnus, Kingdom' Came Cha-nger' Seal' i#-L" a"ilrrihooi which contains AnLi Transpirants' covered Chitine and Egg Shell and are also .no| ;;;";, ;;-Jer-,h; Insecticides Ait rsoa and not included in 6"fr"a"f"-vf o] tfr" p".titi'"rs Control (Order) Act^ 1985 by i"l"-t rt'r"-" itro.PP.II( I ) 2035 / 2OO5 dated 2 1' 0 1'2OO6 and ^l*"ri*'N"-ppJplzoes)zoos dated 21'01'2oo6 and in the of notification prescribing the standards in ;;;;"; ." t"i,g iuegat, aruitrary' u-nconstiautional ;;;;I"-nI ana aitect the 2'd respondent not to interlere wltrrrn any and distribution bf bio-products/bio- ;;;. ;',i-;h"t" includlng from the licensed premises of the un"der the Insecticides Act 1968 and the ;;;;;,;";"G Fertiliz,ers Control (Order) Act 1985'" ;;[ing

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned GovernmentPleaderforAgricultureappearingonbehalfof the respondents. Perused the material available on record' I 2

3. lt I s submitted by the learned r:ounsel for the petitic n er t trat the subject matter of this writ p etition is squarr:h. r:rr rered by the common order of this Co rrt dated 10.07.201:; in W.P.No.25293 of 2Ot4 ancl batch, as modified ry the Division Bench of thir; ( )ourt in W.A.Nos,I I ll2 and 1136 of 2016, dat,=d 03.1 1.2016. Further, teis Court, while disposing of W.p.Nct.4g of 2O2l and b:rt<.:h ride common order dated O7.O9.2O21 , held as u nd er: '.1 rr vrew thereof, the Writ petitions arr: dis,poscd 6f, gra:rting Lberty to the petitioners to make appliratio es in <xrmpliiurce with the requirement of Clause l; of rhe :rder ol th€, (lovernment of India, bearing No.S.O.Ug2 E), rtated 23.03 i O2l , within two (02) weeks irom the tlate of rt ceipt ol copy rf this order. If such applications are maCe u ithin the tirrr stipulated above, the iompetent ar_rthority shalt proce,< s the same and if satisfred, to issue pr.ovis .ona1 CirrtiJl lrte of Registration in Form G-3, wt thin four (4) w--e}:s th ereafter. . LiJ . I is made clear tJlat the competent authori y is entitle,l o collect samples in compliance of part. C o order 'i:rted 23.02.2027 and test the compaibility o.the pr,:dults meeting the parameters to be m;keted j as bio_ nutrjen.s, before granting the provisional rlertilical e of Registretion. It is in the public interest to ensure tl.r at a prr:dur: t ro be produced and marketed as a bio.nut ient . t.'r: object of helping the farmer to rleve_ op righ celluiorxr and resistance power in the plant s -".t" th. pararncters to qualiff as a bio_nutrient. The petitio rers sh rll c,r ,,perate in drawing the samples. Until tl:re exer cise as .drr, ( ted above, is completed, subject c,f c()urs{, to petibortrs su bmitting apptications tf,e me strJ)u [a .( (l above and in compliance of reqrLirenrent ; of CIau se i of the order dated 23.O2.2O21 of the C"",.."","", of India. petitioners are entitled to manufacttrre ,.ra -*ithi. 3 distribute as contemplated by Clause a of th; order-dated \i6liizt. tlo*"""i, it is ,lwavs open to the competent ;;rifv whether the products manufactured fiffi;;i" and distributed by the petitioners are in compliance with the statutory requfuements and take action as warranted by 1aw".

4.. In terms of the aforestated orders and for the reasons mentioned therein, this Writ Petition is also disposed of' There shall be no order as to costs' Pending miscellaneous applications' if any' shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/.K. SAI KUMARI DEPUTY REGISTRAR SECTIOft OFFICER To The Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Co-operation Dept'' Secretariat' siri" oi i,5lr"gana at Hyierabatf Agricutture,, State of Telangana, opp. The Commissioner and lJl tfr%ltTtf ;t"fi t{'{'i#Jf ,!tE:-I,1Tffi [ii',X':,,",.orre,ansana 3,I'33?ooffJ3'u'Lo**o LAKSHM'' Advocate toPucl . Two CD CoPies

2. J 4 5 SA BS W Ro ( rHE SIei t ? o:i Jr I 2l[ r')\ * i,g;4r))/ HIGH COLIRT DATED:1WAG1202S ORDER WP.No.16765 of ZO2S DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUT OOSTS. <-'/(l ' I