Karnataka High Court
M/S Indogulf Cropsciences Ltd vs State Of Karnataka on 9 January, 2020
Author: P.S.Dinesh Kumar
Bench: P.S. Dinesh Kumar
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2020
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR
WRIT PETITION No.295 OF 2020 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN :
M/S. INDOGULF CROPSCIENCES LTD
NO.16/1, RANGANATH LAYOUT
OPP BHEL, FLOWER GARDEN
MYSORE ROAD
BENGALURU-560 026
REPRESENTED BY ITS
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
MR. YERRISWAMY JEENAGAR
S/O LATE SRI. RAMACHANDRAPPA ...PETITIONER
(BY SHRI. R.B. SANGAMESH, ADVOCATE)
AND :
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
REP. BY SECRETARY
VIKASA SOUDHA
BANGALORE-01
2. THE DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SHESHADRI ROAD
BANGALORE-01
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3. OFFICE OF THE
JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BANGALORE-01
4. INSECTICIDE INSPECTOR
AND AGRICULTURE OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BANGALORE DISTRICT
BANGALORE-01 ... RESPONDENTS
(BY SHRI. VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL, AGA)
....
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE
RESPONDENTS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE MANUFACTURE,
STOCKING, DISTRIBUTION AND SALES OF THE BIO/NATURAL
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED/PACKED AND DISTRIBUTED/SOLD BY
THE PETITIONER.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Petitioner claims to be manufacturer of Bio-natural products. Its grievance is that Insecticide Inspectors, who have no jurisdiction to inspect the Bio-natural products are interfering with manufacture and sale of products manufactured by petitioner.
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2. Shri.Sangamesh, learned Advocate for petitioner submitted that in similar circumstances, this Court has passed orders directing respondents not to interfere with petitioner's manufacture and sale of Bio-natural products unless there is any contravention of the provisions of the Insecticides Act.
3. Shri.Sangamesh and Shri. Vijaykumar A.Patil, learned AGA for the State agreed that the subject matter of this petition is similar to the subject matter in W.P. No.50453/2019 decided on 8th November 2019.
4. The submission of learned Adovocates is placed on record. In the circumstance, writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the manufacture, stocking, distribution and sales of Bio Natural products manufactured/packed and distributed/sold by the petitioner as per the schedule in the present writ petition. However, it is needless to observe that it is always open for 4 the respondents/appropriate authorities to take action against the petitioner in case of any contravention of the provisions of the Insecticides Act by the petitioner after following procedure and in accordance with law.
With these observations writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
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JUDGE SPS