Akula Srinivas, v. The Union Of India Rep. By Its Secretary

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN :PRESENT:

THE HON'BLE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WP .NO: 7044 of 2015 Between:

Akula Srinivas, S/o. Mallesham Occ: Business, H.No.6-123/1, Arvind Colony, Kapugadda, Shamshabad, Rangareddy Dist-501218. ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Law & Justice (Legislative Department), New Delhi.

2 The Union of India, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Shastry Bhavan, New Delhi.

3 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

.....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring Sec. 10(A) to (C) and Sec.11(1) to (5) in the Ordinance of 3 of 2015 promulgated on 12.01.2015 as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, unjust, unconstitutional, invalid and set aside the same. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Prabhakar Chikkudu, Advocate for the Petitioner, Sri B. Narayana Reddy, Asst. Solicitor General for Respondent Nos.1 & 2 and G.P. for Industries (TG) for Respondent No.3, the Court made the following ORDER:

Notice to the learned Attorney General of India, returnable in three weeks.

In the meantime, there will be an interim order to the effect that the application pending for grant of licence may be examined and considered in accordance with law. In the event, the petitioner succeeds then, effect thereof shall not be given till the disposal of the Writ Petition. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Attorney General of India, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi. (By Speed Post/RPAD along with a copy of petition, affidavit & material papers)

2 The Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh. 3 The Secretary, Ministry of Law & Justice (Legislative Department), Union of India, New Delhi.

4 The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Union of India, Shastry Bhavan, New Delhi.

5 The Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, State of Telangana, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

(Addressees 3 to 5 BY RPAD) 6 One CC to Sri Prabhakar Chikkudu, Advocate (OPUC) 7 Two CCs to the G.P. for Industries (Telangana), High Court, Hyderabad. (OUT) 8 Two spare copies.

nnr HIGH COURT HCJ & SK,J DATED: 18-3-2015

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HIGH COURT Nnr Date of Drafting : 19-03-2015 HCJ & SK,J DATED: 18-3-2015

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