IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 14891 of 2008 Between: M/s.Prathibha Biotech Havingh its Office at Plot No.24- 5-5-35/75 1st Floor Prasanthi Nagar Kukatpally Ranga Reddy District rep.by its Proprietor E.Rajasekhar Reddy S/o.Sreerami Reddy Door No.34 Soni Complex Prasanthi Nagar Kukatpally R.R District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government Agriculture and Co-Operation Department Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture Opp.L.B Stadium Fateh Maidan,Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an appropriate writ,order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in granting licence for manufacturing of Trichoderma Viride I% and pseudonamas fluorescens 05% WP in pursuance of the application dt.05-01- 2007 as arbitrary illgal colourable exercise power contrary to the provisions of the Insecticides Act 1968 and violative of the fundamental Rights guranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14,19 and 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to grant the licence for manufacturing of TRICHODERMA VIRIDE 1% and PSEUDONAMAS fluorescens 05% WP in pursuance of the application dt.05-01-2007 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 14891 of 2008 Oral Order: The petitioner’s grievance is that 2nd respondent is not expeditiously considering the grant of license in its favour pursuant to an application dated 19-03-2008. By the application dated 19-03-2008 the petitioner requested for consideration of its initial application dated 05-01-2007, for license. However realizing that it is required to make a fresh application, the petitioner submitted another application dated 14-07-2008 for grant of a license under the provisions of the Insecticides Act, 1968. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture submits that the 2nd respondent would consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner’s application dated 14- 07-2008 for grant of license, expeditiously and in any event within a period of three weeks from today. Recording the submission and directing the 2nd respondent to pass final orders on the petitioner’s application dated 14-07-2008 for grant of license within a period of three weeks from today, the writ petition is disposed of. Learned Government Pleader for Agriculture is present and undertakes to inform the respondents as to the obligation of the respondents to comply with the order of this Court within the time ordained in this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 18-07-2008 pvks Nb:- Furnish c.c. as soon as possible. B/o pvks/*