1. This writ petition is filed seeking mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in applying the provisions of Memo No.5309 / T1/2012 dated 16.08.2012, issued by the 1st respondent to the business activity of the petitioner, of using automatic weighing machines by its branches as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and for consequential directions to the respondents not to insist the petitioner and its branches to comply the instructions issued in the aforesaid Memo, while verifying and stamping of automatic weighing machines.

2. Petitioner is a company, which is engaged in finance business. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that petitioner is having 555 branches in the State of Andhra Pradesh and its main business is to advance money against security of gold ornaments, as per the norms decided by the Reserve Bank of India. It is the case of the petitioner - company that they arrange gold loans against deposit of gold ornaments, by way of security and such ornaments deposited will be returned to the borrowers at the time of repayment of loans, by charging reasonable rate of interest on such loans.

3. The Controller of Legal Metrology, Hyd