IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO: 7452 of 2005 Between: Voora Venkanna Babu, S/o. Samba Murthy, R/o. 4-22, Bantumilli, Krishna District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Bantumilli, Krishna District. 2 The District Collector, Krishna District. ...RESPONDENTS 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 issue an appropriate Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to grant license for running the oil and flour mill with a capacity of 10 H.P. and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.R.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.SRINIVAS DAMMALAPATI Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : Government Pleader for Revenue The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following: ORDER: The petitioner states that he made an application on 20.01.2005 requesting the first respondent Gram Panchayat to grant licence for running a flour and oil mill at Door No.4-22 of Bantumilli village, Krishna District. The only grievance of the petitioner is that the first respondent failed to consider the said application and no orders have been passed so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the first respondent as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the second respondent, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner dated 20.01.2005 and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. __________ 06.04.2005 sh To 1 The Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Bantumilli, Krishna District. 2 The District Collector, Krishna District. 3 Two C.Cs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies