THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.22630 OF 2007 Date: 26-10-2006 Between: M/s Willowood Agro-Chem Pvt.Ltd., Rep.by its Marketing Manager Y.Ramachander Rao … Petitioner And The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture Opp.L.B.Stadium Basheerbagh, Hyderabad … Respondent O R D E R;- Heard Sri C.V.Bhaskar Reddy. 2. The matter is coming up for admission. Asst.Govt.Pleader for Agriculture takes notice. 3. The writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the respondent in not considering the application, dated 06.3.2007 made by the petitioner to sell insecticides/pesticides/weedicides, in the State of Andhra Pradesh, under Section 13 read with Rule 10(4A) of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent to consider the applications dated 06.3.2007 made by the petitioner for permitting the petitioner to sell insecticides/pesticides/weedicides in the State of Andhra Pradesh and pass such other orders. 4. Several facts had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the application. It is stated that the petitioner made an application on 06.3.2007, which was received by the respondent on 20.3.2007, and it is also stated that the said application is pending disposal and the respondent is not considering the said application and disposing of the same in accordance with law. 5. In the light of the grievance expressed by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and dispose of the application, dated 06.3.2007, made by the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. No order as to costs. _________________ P.S.NARAYANA,J 26th October, 2007. PNV THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.22630 OF 2007 Date: 26-10-2006