M/s. Vaishnavi Biologicals Private Limited Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

M/s. Vaishnavi Biologicals Private Limited Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of in terms of the earlier orders referred in the judgment (framework of the common order dated 07.09.2021 in W.P.No.48 of 2021 and batch: liberty to apply under Clause 5 of GoI order No.5.O.882(E) dated 23.03.2021, provisional registration in Form G-3, entitlement to manufacture/distribute per Clause 4 pending sample testing); there shall be no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondent No.2 in interfering with the manufacture, distribution and sale of the petitioner's bio-products/bio-stimulants (via Memo No. PP1110208512005 and Letter No. PP1112085/2005) is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and without jurisdiction in the absence of a notification prescribing the standards, warranting directions restraining interference with manufacture, sale and distribution including from dealers'/stockists' licensed premises under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985.

Court's answer

In terms of the aforestated orders (the common order dated 07.09.2021 in W.P.No.48 of 2021 and batch, whose paras 11-12 were reproduced, and the orders therein referred, namely the common order dated 10.07.2015 in W.P.No.25293 of 2014 and batch as modified by the Division Bench in W.A.Nos.1122 and 1136 of 2016) and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is also disposed of.

Ratio / Principle

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Smt Justice T. Madhavi Devi, Single Judge), 29-01-2025, W.P.No.2394 of 2025: M/s. Vaishnavi Biologicals Private Limited challenged, by writ of mandamus under Article 226, the action of respondent No.2 (Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Telangana) in interfering with the manufacture, sale and distribution of its eighteen bio-products/bio-stimulants (the 'Agro Rich' and 'Grow Well' series) through Memo No. PP1110208512005 and Letter No. PP1112085/2005, in the absence of any notification prescribing standards, invoking the Insecticides Act, 1968 and the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. Relying on the earlier common order dated 10.07.2015 in W.P.No.25293 of 2014 and batch as modified by the Division Bench in W.A.Nos.1122 and 1136 of 2016 (03.11.2016), and reproducing paras 11-12 of the common order dated 07.09.2021 in W.P.No.48 of 2021 and batch (liberty to apply under Clause 5 of GoI order No.5.O.882(E) dated 23.03.2021 within two weeks; provisional Certificate of Registration in Form G-3 within four weeks if satisfied; sampling under Part C and testing as bio-nutrients; entitlement to manufacture and distribute per Clause 4 until the exercise is completed), the Court disposed of this writ petition in terms of those orders and for the reasons mentioned therein. No order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA^{AT HYDERABAD} (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH^{DAY OF JANUARY} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY^FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T.MADHAVI^DEVI

WRIT PETITION NO: 2394 OF 2025

Between:

M/s. VAISHNAVI BIOLOGICALS^{PRTVATELIMITED, represented by its} Business Development Manager,^{Sri Bobbe Palli V D N S H KrishnaPrasad} S/o. Bobbe Palli Siva Subbaraya^{Sharma Venkata age about 31 YearsR/o} H.No. 3-1 29i 10/26i9, Prudential^{Co-Operative Bank Staff Enclave Jayabheri} Park, Near, Sadhu Vaswani School, Kompally,^{N/edchal-MalkajgiriDistrict -} 500 014 State of Telangana.

OFFICE/SALE POINT- Plot No. 98,^{No.26, Jayabheri Park' Kompally,} Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Secunderabad,^{Telangana State-50001 4.}

FACTORY/GODWON- Door No.^{MIG A-143, A S Rao Nagar, ECIL Post,} Secunderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri^{District, Telangana State-500 062}

...PETITIONER

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1 State of Telangana, Rep its Principal^{Secretary,Agriculture, Secretariat,} Saifabad, Hyderabad

2 The Commissioner and Director of^{Agricultureof TelanganaState,} Gunfoundry, Hyderabad

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution^{of lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^{filedtherewith, the High Court may be} pleased to issue a writ, order or Direction more^{particularlyone in the nature of} wRlT oF MANDAMUS declaring the action^{of the 2nd respondentin interfering} with the manufacturing, Distribution and^{saleof the petitioners bio products/bio} stimulations of^petitioner firm^{1.Agro Rich Granules 8kg 2.Agro RichGranules} 25kg 3.Agro Rich Paddy spl 4.Agro^{Rich Chilli spl 5.Agro Rich cotton spl 6.Agro} Rich General 7.Agro Rich^{Soil Expert 8.AgroRich NPK 9.Agro Richpotash} 10.Agro Rich GroMh Promoter^{I 1 .Agro Rich super Smart12.AgroRich Plus} 13.Agro Rich Grow Well 14.Agro^{Rich Groundnut 15.AgroRich Mokka Jonna}

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(Sweet Corn)16.Grow Well CocoPit^'l 7.Grow Well Smart lB.Agro Rich Vermi CompostAnd issuing Memo No. PP1110208512005, dated.21 .O1 .20OG and Letter No. PP ll 12085/2005, Dt 21 .01.2OO0 and in the absence of notification prescribing the standards as being illegal, arbitrary, u nconstitutiona I and without jurisdiction and further direct the respondents not to interfere with in any manner in the manufacture, sale and distribution of the^petitioners Bio-products/bio stimulations including from the licensed^premises of the^d ealers/stockists under the insecticides Act, 1968and Fertilizers control Order 1985.

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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 respondents herein to allow the^petitioner to manufacture, sale and distribute the Bio-products are 1.Agro Rich Granules 8kg 2.Agro Rich Granules 25kg 3.Agro Rich Paddy spl 4.Agro Rich Chilli spl 5.Agro Rich cotton spl 6.Agro Rich General 7.Agro Rich Soil Expert 8.Agro Rich NPK 9.Agro Rich^potash 10.Agro Rich Growth Promoter^'1 1.Agro Rich super Smart 12.Agro Rich Plus 'l3.Agro Rich Grow Well 14.Agro Rich Groundnut 15.Agro Rich Mokka Jonna (Sweet Corn)16.Grow Well CocoPit 17.Grow Well Smart 18.Agro Rich Vermi Compost, including from the licensed premises of the dealers/ Stockists under the lnsecticides Act, 1968 and the Fertilizers Control (Order) Act¹ 985,^pending disposal of the main writ petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI PANGA SIVANARAYANA

Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SMT.^{JUSTICET. MADHAVI DEVI} WRIT PETITIO^{N No.2394 OF 2025}

ORDER:

This Writ Petition^{is {iled for the following relief:-}

"- to issue a Wit Orr)er^{or Drectionnore patlicularlaone in tle naturcoIwRtToF} NANDAuIUS Lleclannq^{tleacti(n ofthe2'drespondenti^ itte*ruq trith tk} na uJacninng, Di-slnlrulron^{an.l sdle oI the petitioner'sbioproducts/ biostittulatiotlsof} petittoner Jvnt L Agro Rich^{Granules 8kg 2AgroRich Granules 25kg3' Allro Rrch} Paddu spl 4. Aqro^{Rich Chillispl 5. AgroRichLartton spl 6Agro RichCetv'ral7'Agro} Riclr :soil E(ped 8.^{AgtoRtcLLNPK9. AgraRich potosh10- AgtoRichOrouth Pronntcr} 11. Agro RichsuP Smatl^{12- Ag.o RichPlus J3Agro RichCrouweU14'Ag'oRtl:Jt} Cntuilrtut 15- Agro^{RichMokka.lotlnd(Su'eetCorrr)16'ArouWellCo@Pit17 (;ro11'} wrtt Sn.rrt 18 Agro Rich^{Vermi Conpost,and in the absenceof rrot{icatott prescnbng} lhe slondards as^{Ueingittegalarbitrarguconstitutio al ond uithoutlnsdlctionond} fiuller^{directtherespondentsttot to ilterkrewith in angmdnner il theonttfa'ture} salc .t d d$tnbutiott^{of thepetitioner's Bio'products/bto-stinulationst clutlttry Jiont} tt(? ?rc€rlsed^{premises ofthedealers/stockistsunderllEinsecticidesActl96a and} L'ertitlzers .entrol^{Ordcr1985attdpass suchotllero'der or orders - " '"}

Heard learned counsel^{for the petitioner and learned} Govemment Pleader^{for Agricultureappearing on behalf of the} respondents. Perused^{the materialavailableon record'}

It is submitted by the^{learned counselfor the. petitioner} that the subject^{matter of this writ petition is squarely covered} by the common order^{of this Court datedi0'O7'2015in} W.P.No.25293 of 2Ol4^{and batch, as modified by the Division} Bench of this Court^{in W.A.Nos.1 122 and 1 136 of 2016' dated} 03. 1 1.2016.^{Further,this Court, while disposing of W'P'No'48}

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of 2021 and batch uide common order dated 07 .O9.2021, held,

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"11. In uiett' thereof, the Writ Petitions are disposed of, granting liberlA to the petitioners to make applicatiorrc in compliance with lhe requirement of Clause 5 of the order of the Gouemment of India, beaing No.5.O.882 (E), dated 23.03.202 1, tuithin tu-to (02) weeks from the dale of receipt of copg of this order. If such ctpplications are made uithin the time stipulated aboue, the atnpetent authoitg shctll process the same and if satisJied, [() i-ssue prouisional Certiftcate of Registration in Form G 3, utithin four (4) ueeks thereafter.

It is made clear that the competent authoritg is entitled to callect .sam;rles in compliance of Part C of the ofder dated 23.02.2021 and test the compatibilitg of the products meeting the parameters to be marketed 2 as bio-nutrients, before granting the prouisional Certi,ficate of Registration- It is in the public interest to ensure lhat a product to be produced and marketed os u bio nutient uith tlLe object of helping the .farmer to deuelop hiqh cellulose and resistance pouer in the plants meets the parometers to qualifg as a bio-nutrient. The petitioners shall co-operate in drauting the samples. Utttil the exercise as directed aboue, is ampleted., subject of course to petitioners submitting applications within the time stipulated aboue ancl in compliance of requirements of Clause S of the order dated 2.3.02.202 ) of tLLe Gouernment of Indta, petitioners are enlitled to manufacture and distibute as contemplated bA Clause 4 of the order dated 23.02.2021. Howeuer, it is alutays open to the competent outhoity to ueifg whether the products

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manufactured and distibuted bg the^petitioners are n compliance tuith the stotutory requirements and take action as t warranted by laut".

In terms ol the aforestated orders and for the reasons mentioned therein, this Writ Petition is also disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed.

SD/-V.^KAVITHA ASS T REGISTRAR

//TRUE^COPY// E ION OFFICER

To,

The Principal^{Secretary,Agriculture' Secretariat' Saifabad' Hyderabad' State} of Telangana.

The commissioner^{and Director of Agricultureof Telanganastate'} Gunfoundry,^HYderabad

One CC^{to SRIPANGA SIVANARAYANA' Advocate[OPUC]}

Two CCs^{to GP FOR AGRICULTURE' High Court for the Stateof Telangana} at Hyderabad [OUT]

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DATED: 2910112025

ORDER

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS

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