THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21134 of 2011 Date: 27.07.2011 Between: Miriyala Narasimha Rao … Petitioner and State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Joint Collector, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District and another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21134 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri M. Brahma Reddi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents, and with their consent the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. The petitioner claims to be the Proprietor of Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Modern Rice Mill, situated at Kuchipudi Village of Kodad Mandal, Nalgonda District. He obtained registration bearing No. (TIN) 28422377812 under Value Added Tax Act from the competent authority. Thereupon he made an application dated 3.12.2010 to the 2nd respondent-District Supply Officer, Nalgonda District seeking licence for storage of scheduled commodities as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Schedule Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008. The only grievance of the petitioner is that even though the application was made as long back as on 3.12.2010, the 2nd respondent has not considered the same so far. Therefore, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking a direction for early disposal of the said application. 3. Indisputably, the petitioner made an application dated 3.12.2010 and considerable time has elapsed since then. In matters of this nature, the Statutory authorities are expected to pass appropriate orders expeditiously within a reasonable time. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to dispose of the application dated 3.12.2010 filed by the petitioner seeking licence under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Schedule Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 27.07.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21134 of 2011 27.07.2011 (Msr)