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2. [t//s. Sriven Crop Sciences, Rep.by its Director, Karnati Sambasiva Reddy, Office at 492, Classic Arcade, Flat No.502, Road No.3/2, Matrusrinagar, Ranga Reddy District Factory at Sy.no.311, 312, lDA, Bachupally, Ranga Reddy District,090

3. [M/s. Kisan Crop Sciences,, Rep.by its Proprietor, Radhakrishna Kritam, Office at 1st Floor, Sy.No.196, 197, 2OO, 5-9-287/36, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, lVoosapet, Kukatpally, Hyderbad-037

4. M/s. Sunrise Crop Care, Rep.by its Proprietor, Karim khan Jajjala, Office at Sy.No.13/E Part B, Thorrur Village, Abdullapurmet lrlandal, Ranga Reddy District- 501 511 M/s. Kota Crop Science Pvt.Ltd, Rep.by its authorized signatory Ground Floor, 1-9-38311012, lndustrial Area, Kushaiguda, ECl, Malkajgiri District-062 Office at Medchal- 5

6. [//s. Astra Agritech Pvt.Ltd, Rep.by its authorized signatory, Office at 30- 2651211S,-15, RKH Colony, ECIL Post, Medchal-t\Ialkajgiri District-062

7. IVI/s. Sparta Agritech Pvt.Ltd, Rep.by its Production fi/anager, Nelluri Linga Rao, Office at D.No.1-198/NR, Phase-1, lDA, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad-S5. 8. tV/s. Nakasa Crop Science P!rt.Ltd, Rep.by its [Vanaging Director, Jagarlamudi Chandrasekhar, Office at Plot No.280, Phase-lll, lndustrial Park, Pashamylaram, Patancheru, Sanga Reddy District I Krishna, Medchal-

10.Kedar Agros Pvt. Ltd, Regd Off. H.No.7Z-l-'tOZt66, Kedar Bhavan,. Srinivasa Nagar Colony, Road No.3/A, B andlaguda, Nagole, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500068 AND

1. The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Agriculture ' and Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. PETITIONERS .,.... l ll.il:-::!.!. tii$l*I*i .;- j,j;l:

2. The Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture; Government of Telangana

3. Union of lndia,. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, Rajendra Prisad Road, New Delhi - 110001 ...RESPONDENTS 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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the inaction of Respondent No. 1 and 2 in integrating the bio- stimulants and their formulations, as approved and notified by Centr.al Government under the FCO, into the Online License [/anagement System as illegal and arbitrary and declaring the inactions of the Respondent No. 3 in disposing the applications for inclusion of specifications of bio-stimulants in Schedule Vl and extending the validity period of provisional registrations for bio- stimulants thereby effectively prohibiting manufacturers and importers from manufacturing, importing, storing and selling such bio-stimulants being illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of naturaljustice and prejudicial the rights of the Petitioners lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 permit the Petitioners to sell and liquidate their bio-stimulant inventory that was lavtrfully manufactured and distributed prior to enforcement of new regulations i.e., - on 16,06.2025, thereby preventing the Petitioners from significant financial hardship as well as the wastage of viable agricultural inputs already in the supply lA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 Respondent No. 1 and 2 to expeditiously integrate all the bio-stimulants and their formulations, as approved and notified by the Central Government under the FCO, into the Online License lManagement System (OLI\IS) thereby enabling the manufacturers of the said within the State of Telangana to submit their applications for manufacturing licenses Counsel for the Petitioners: SRl. K SRIDHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 &2: GP FOR AGRICULTURE Counsel for the Respondent No. 3 : SRI P. RAJ KIRAN; COUNSEL REPRESENTING SRt N. BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUW SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA The Court made the following: ORDER r) IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PBTITIO N No.39684 of 2025 Date: 24.12.2025 Between: M/s. Sriven Agro Science and 9 others AND ... Petitioners The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary Agriculture & Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and two others. ...Respondents ORDBR This Writ Petition is filed for the following reliefi- "...... to i.ssue a l,Vrit of Mandantus or ony <tther apprctpriote v,ril, order or dire<:lion, declaring the inaction of Respontlent No.l ond 2 in not integraling the bio-stimulants ancl their formulations, as approved and notiJied b), Central Government undcr the FCO, into the Online License Management System as illegal and arbitrary and; declaring the inoctions of the Respondent No.3 in not clisposing tlte opplications -for inclttsion of specifications of bio-stimulants in Scheclttle 11 untl extending the t'ulidity period of provisionctl registrotions for bio-stimulants thereby effectively prohibiting manufacturers and importers from marutfttcturing, importing, storing and selling such bio-stimulants being illegal, arbitrary and in vtolation of principles of natural justice and prejudicial the rights of the Petitioners and pass... " \ \ i I I I I IT 2 TMDJ w 39684 2025 2- Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Govemment Pleader for Agriculture appearing on behalf of respondents No. | & 2 and Sri P. Raj Kiran, learned counsel representing Sri N-Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing on behalf of respotrdent No.3. Perused the rnaterial available on record.

3. It is suburitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the subject uratter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the cornrnon order of this Coutt dated 10.07.2015 in W.P.No.25293 of 2014 and batch, as rnoclified by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.Nos. ll22 and. I136 of 2016, dated 03.11 .2016. Further, this Court, wlrile disposing of W.P.No.48 of 2021 and batch vide cotntnon order dated 07 .09.2021, held as utrder: "ll. ln vicw thcratd, the lVrit Pctitiotts ctrc tlisposed o-f, gronting liberty to the petitioncrs to ntoke applications in compliance with the requirentenl of'Clause 5 o.f the order o-f the Governntent of India' bearing No.5.O.882 (E), dated 23.03.2021, tvithin two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of cop.1, of this ortlar. If such applicatiotrs urc made w'ithin the tinrc stipulated abovc, the co,ilIretent authority shall process the sctnrc and i,f satisfied, to issue pro'r'isional Certificate of Registration in Form G-3, wtthinfour (4) weeks thareafter. It is made cleur lhat the competent aulhority is entitlcd to collect

12. samples in compliance of Part-C of the order dated 23.02.2021 and test the compatibility of the products meeting the paramelers to be marketed 2 as bio-nutricnts, before granting the provisional Cerrificate of Registration. It is in the public interesl to ensure that a prodttct to be protluced and marketed as u bio-nutri<tttt tuith the obiect of helping the farnrcr to develop / J TMDJ wp_39684_2025 high cellulose and resistance power in the plants meets the pdrameters to quaffy as o bio-nutrient. The petitbners sfutll co-operate in clrawing the samples. until the exercise as directed abote, is completed,.subjecr of course to petitioners submitting applicotions v,ithin the tinrc .rripLtlatecl above and in compliance of requirements oJ' Clttu.se 5 o.f thc order rlotecl 23.02-202 I of the Go'ernmenr o/ Intlia. pctitbners ore antitlt,tl r<t manufuctttre and distribute as c'o,ttctnplatetl b.v Clttuse 4 o.f rht: order dnted 23.02.202 l. However, it is alwavs open to lhe c<tntp<,len't uuthori4, to rcri"fy whether the products manufactured arul clisrribLtted b1, the petiti<trtcrs ure in complianc:e with the statutory requirements ancl letke ctction us v,arranted bv law".

4. In terms of the aforestated orders and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is also clisposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition, shall stand closed. SD/.B. REKHA RANI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR6 SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To,

1. The Principal secretary, Agriculture and cooperation Department' secretariat' 2. The Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Government of in" stit"bf relanganb, HYderabad' Telangana

3. Union of lndia, Ministry of Ag.riculture and Farmers welfare' Department of Aqriculture ano'Firmdr"; wdttarli,-r<rirr,i-ghiwan, Rajendra Prasad Road, N6w Delhi - 110001

4. One CC to SRI K SRIDHAR RAO, Advocate [OPUC] 5. ONE CC tO SRI N. BHUJANGA RAO' DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF tNDIA, Advocate [OPUC]

6. Two ccs to Gp FOR AGRICULTURE, High court for the State of Telangana.

7. Two CD CoPies ,l r-'ty PVL BS HIGH COURT DATED t2411212025 ORDER WP.No.39684 of 2025 , , THE S () * 1 6 JAil ?0?$ .J.. ,.:-.' DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS x \ I