WP/12610/2023 of PILLI DURGA RAO Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH on 23 March 2026

APHC010240622023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI

WRIT PETITION NO: 12610/2023

Between:

1. PILLI DURGA RAO, S/O VENKAIAH, AGED 44 YEARS, OCC.

BUSINESS,

R/O

D.NO.3-52,

NARMADA

NAGAR,

VISSANNAPETA, KHAMBHAMPADU, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521227, FRIENDS ELECTRONICS SCALE SERVICE.

2. PALLPAMULA RATNAM,, S/O BHASKAR RAO, AGED 47

YEARS,

OCC.

BUSINESS,

R/O

D.NO.7-23,

K.SITHARAMAPURAM, SRINARASANNNAPALEM, KRISHNA

DISTRICT-521105, PRABHU SCALE SERVICE.

3. MEDA RAJENDRA RAO,, S/O SUBBA RAO, AGED 37 YEARS, OCC.

BUSINESS,

R/O

D.NO.2-21,

MITTAGUDEM,

TATAKUNTLA, VISANNAPET MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521215, KIRANMAYI SCALE SERVICE.

4. NANDEPU MOSHE,, S/O SUNADAM, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC.

BUSINESS, R/O D.NO.29-25, NEW RAJARAJESWARIPET, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT-520003, HANISH SCALE

SERVICE.

5. BOKINALA VIJAYA KUMAR,, S/O YESU RATNAM, AGED 44

YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O D.NO.32-13-53/138, INDIRA

NAGAR,

OPP.

AMMA

KALYANA

MANDAPAM,

MOGHALARAJPURAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521227, CHANDRA WEIGHING SERVICES.

6. RENTAPALLI KIRAN KUMAR,, S/O SUBBA RAO, AGED 49

YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O D.NO.1-3/20-6, TANUKU VAN

STREET,

VIDHYADHARAPURAM,

VIJAWADA,

KRISHNA

DISTRICT-521227, RAVI TEJA SCALE SERVICE.

7. MOHAMMAD KHADAR,, S/O MOHAMMAD MASTHAN, AGED 46

YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O D.NO.13-182, CHANDALURU, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT-521185. AMMA ELECTRONIC

SERVICE.

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY

TO

GOVERNMENT,

CIVIL

SUPPLIES

DEPARTMENT,

SECRETARIAT,

VELAGAPUDI,

GUNTUR

DISTRICT.

2. THE

COMMISSIONER,

CIVIL

SUPPLIES

DEPARTMENT,

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, D.NO.10-152-1, CIVIL

SUPPLIES BHAVAN, 19T FLOOR, ASHOKNAGAR, BANDARU

ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P.

3. THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY, METROLOGY

DEPARTMENT, D.NO.10-152-1, CIVIL SUPPLIES BHAVAN, 1ST

FLOOR, ASHOKNAGAR, BANDARU ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P.

4. THE

JOINT

CONTROLLER

OF

LEGAL

METROLOGY,

METROLOGY DEPARTMENT, SIDDHARTHA NAGAR, 1ST LINE, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH.

5. THE

DEPUTY

CONTROLLER

OF

LEGAL

METROLOGY,

METROLOGY DEPARTMENT, SIDDHARTHA NAGAR, 1ST LINE, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue any Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the action of the

respondents in imposing condition that restricting/limiting the read of jurisdiction of the petitioners to Krishna District in so far as repairs works is concerned is bad, illegal, arbitrary, unjust, improper, contrary to law, amounts of non-application of mind, contrary to Rules, Contrary to Act and in violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 14, 19

and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to remove such condition and allow the petitioners to work throughout the Andhra Pradesh State, whenever they get customers and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023

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 to consider the representation dated 24.02.2023 submitted by the Association on behalf of the petitioners forthwith, requesting the respondents to permit the petitioners to work throughout the Andhra Pradesh State pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. NAGESWARA RAO BAIPUDI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES

The Court made the following: