Disposed

M/s. Credulous Nutri Chem Private Limited v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC1 May 2025WP/13905/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

A manufacturer sought a mandamus restraining the Agriculture authorities from interfering with its bio-products/bio-stimulants not regulated under the Insecticides Act or the Fertilizers Control Order. Following earlier common orders in similar writ petitions, the Court disposed of the petition in terms of those orders, with no costs.

What the court decided

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M/s. Credulous Nutri Chem Private Limited Vs The… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO IHOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI

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WRIT PETITION NO: 13905 OF 2025

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Between:

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lvl/s. Credulous Nutri Chem Private Limited, Rep. by its Managing Director, U. Vidyasagar Naidu Sio.U. Sundar Rao Aged 34 years, Rl/o. D.No. 2-54, Ponnaluru Village, Boganampadu Mandal - 523 11'1, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. Factory and Office at No. 322, R.K. Nagar, lndresham, Near Manikanta Constructions, Sangareddy-5023'19, Telangana State.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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2 The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, State of Telangana, Opp. L.B.Stadium, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana State.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 oI 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 Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in interfering with manufacturing, sale and distribution of bio-prod ucts/bio- stimulants of petitionerCompany, viz., 5G, C-Flower, Cotton Killer, Cred Dox, Maharaja, Millennium, Potency, Radar, Rooler, Sanjeevani, Tom Tom, Top Gun, Two Dots, Vigorous, Xtreme, Cred Mite, Black Belt and Cred Don, which contains Cell Free Microbial Products, Anti- oxidants, Anti Transpirants. Pressmud. Chitine and Egg Shell and are also not covered under the lnsecticides Act,^'1968 and not included in Schedule-Vl of the Fertilizers Control (Order) Act, 1985, by issuing Memo No. PP.ll(1)2085/ 2005,dated 21-01-2006and Letter No. PP.ll(1)208512005, dated 2101-2006,and in the absence of notification^prescribing the standards in Schedule-

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Vl, as being illegal, a ritrary, unconstitutional,^{and directthe 2nC r-'spondentnot} . to interfere within^ar )/ manner in^{sellingand distributionof i'io-products/bio-} stimulants including f om the^{licensed premises of the d ealers/stoc'iistsunderthe} lnsecticides Act, 195t and the^{Fertilizers Control(Order) Act,1985.}

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition uncer lection 151 CPC^{praying that in the circumstirnces statedin} the affidavit filed irr^..rpport of the^petition, the^{High Co'lrt mily be pleasedto} direct the 2ndresponr ent not to^{interfere with manufacturing, saleand distribution} of bio-p rod ucts/b^{io- st} tnulants of^{petitioner-Company,viz.. 5G, C-''lower,Cotton} Killer, Cred Dox, Ir/;:l- 'iraja, lr,4illennium,^{Potency, Radar, Rcoler, Sanjeevani, Tom} Tom, Top Gun, Tv,,o t)3ts, Vigorous,^{Xtreme, Cred Mite, Black Belt andCred Don.} which contains Cel'^F: ree tVicrobial^{Products, Anti-oxidants,Ant Transpirants.} Pressmud, Chitiner er :1 Egg Shell and are^{also not coveredunder tre lnsecticides} Act, 1968 and no1. n^;uded in Schedule-V^{iof the FertilizersContrrl (Order)Act'} 1985, including frct^uhe ticensed^premises of^{the dealers,stockrsts, under the} lnsecticides Act, 19(^i:i and the Fertilizers Control^{(order) Act, 1985,pending} disposal of the abo're '/r/rit^petition.

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Counsel for the Petit oner : B.V.APARNA LAKSHMI

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Counsel for the Resg ondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE

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The Court made the ollowing: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI qIRIT PETITION No.139O5 OF 2025

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ORDER:

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This Writ Petition is filed for the following relief -

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"...... to issue a Wit Order or Direction more particularlg one in the nature oJ Wit of Mondamus declaing the action of the 2",1 Respondent in interfeing u.tith manufactuing, sale and distibution of bio-products/bio-stimulants of petitionerCompany, uiz., 5G, C-Flou.ter, Cotton Killer, Cred Dox, Maharaja, Millennium, Potenca, Radar, RooLer, Sanjeeuani, Tom Tom, Top Gun, TLDI Dots, Vigorous, Xtreme, Cred Mite, Black Belt and Cred Don, tuhich mntains Cell Free Microbial Products, Anti-oidants, Anti-Transpirants, Pressmud, Chitine and Egg Shell and are also not muered under the Insecticides Ac| 1968 and not included in ScLrcdule-W of the Fertilizers Control (Order) Act, 1985, bg issuing Memo No.PP.n(l)2085/ 2OO5, dated 21.01.2006 and Letter No.PP.n(l)2085/ 2005, dated 21.01.20O6 and in the abseru:e of nofirtcafion prescibing the standards in Schedule W, as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and direct the 7d respondent not to interfere Laithin ang manner in selling and distribution of bio produds/ bio stimulants including from the licensed premises of the deolers/ stockists under the Insecticides Act, 1968 ctnd the Fertilizers Control(Order) Act, 1985 and pass such... "

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

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It is submitted by the learned cor.rnsel for the^petitioner that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered

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by the corrn on order of this Court^{dated1o.O7.lil0l5 in} W.P.No.25il!)?^,tf 2Ol4 and^{batch, as modifiedby 1-he )ivision} Bench of this .lourt in W.A.Nos. ll22^{and 1136 of 201'r,dated} 03.11.20 1(r. 1'L-trther, this^{Court, while disposing of W P No'48} of 2O2l and t:rtch uide comrnon order^{dated 07.0!1.12021, held} as under:

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"11. I't i,tew thereof, the Wit Petitions^{are dispo:;ed of,} granl.[n1l l, :c:.rtg to the petitioners to moke^applicc'tti tn:ⁱⁿ compl.ian: t^,)ith the requirement of Clause^{5 of tfu: order o1 the} Gouenune r : of India, beaing^{No.5.O.882(E), datea 23.01:.2tt21,} within^'t.,c ')2) tueeks from the date^{of receipt oJ' copy of this} order. I-f :t,.h applications are made^{u.tithinthe titnestlrul rte'd} aboue-, tlt.: t.ompetent autltoitg shall^{process the sarrtear d if} satis-fie,7 t rssue proisional Cerlif.cate of^{Registrationi'r. I onn} G-3, tti;L i, iour⁽⁴⁾ weeks thereafier.

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lt^,; made clear that the competent authorit4^{is .nt'tled} to cc-t\leci : :'tnples in compliance of Part^{C of the ordet} d^ed 23.02.2(,:) Ltnd test the compatibilitg of^{th.eproCucts rtet ting} the parot:ters to be marketed 2 as^{bio nutient:;,bt} fite gronlinq rl t: prouisional Certificate oJ Registratiort.¹¹ s^{in the} publ.i.c^ir,te',.st to ensure thot a product to be^produ ced^an.d. marh:etetl :; n bio nutient uith the object of helping tl'e fo'm,er to de'ue,lo,r;^tligh cellulose and resistance^{pou.tertn th} e^plints meets t( parameters to qualifu as a bio tLutrie.nt.^The petitione'.. :;hall co-operate in drau-ting the samples. U ttil the exerctse o: directed aboue, is completed, subject of ..oitr::e to

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petitioners submitting applications uithin the time stipulated aboue and in amplianrre of requirements of Clause 5 of tLrc order dated 23.02.2021 of the Gouernment of Indig, petitioners are entitled to manufacture and distibute os contemplated bg Clause 4 of the order dated 23.02.2021 . Houeuer,-it is alwags open to the competent authoitA to ueifg tuhether tLE products manufactured and distibuted by the petitioners are in compliance tuith the stahttory requirements and toke action os uanranted bg low".

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In terrns of the aforestated orders and for the reasons

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mentioned therein, this Writ Petition is also disposed of There shall be no order as to costs.

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Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ

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Petition, shall stand closed.

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SD/- MOIID.^ISMAIL DEPUTY^REGIST //TRUE^COPY// SECTION^OFFICER To, n DePt.,^Secretariat, 1 . The^{PrinciPal Secretary,Agricultureand Co-oPera} State of^{Telangana'Hvderabad}

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