IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE: NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION NO. 19710 OF 2011 Between: M/s Indira Plywoods Pvt. Ltd. @ Kathanakonda, Rep. by its Managing Director Sri T. Satyanrayana, S/o Late T. Krishna, Regd. Office, D.No.27- 37-123, Yagneswara Towers, M.G.Road, Governerpet, Vijayawada. ..... Petitioner AND 1. The Govt. of A.P., rep. by The Special Chief Secretary to Govt., Endowment, Forests, Science & Technology Department, Secretariat, A.P.Hyderabad. 2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Govt. of A.P., Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. The Conservator of Forests, Rajahmundry Circle, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 4. The Divisional Forest Officer, Krishna Division, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 5. The Central Empowered Committee rep. by its Member Secretary, Ministry of Environment (Forests) Union of India, New Delhi. .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS by declaring the action of the 4th respondent in not permitting the petitioner to use peeling machines for wood processing in accordance with the no objection issued in Rc.No.819/2003-V6 dated 27-5- 2003 by the 4th respondent and not granting license to operate the peeling machines in pursuance of the application submitted on 14-7-2010 as being arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider granting license to the petitioner in accordance with the Rules duly forwarding the application submitted on 14-7-2010 to the 5th respondent; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High Court dated 14-07-2011 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri V. Ravichandran, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Govt. Pleader for Forest for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and of Sri Ponnam Ashok Goud, S.C. for Central Govt. on behalf of Respondent No.5, the Court made the following. ORDER: “Learned Govt. Pleader on instructions submits that the application of the petitioner dated 14.07.2011 is under consideration by the Divisional Forest Officer, Krishna Division, Vijayawada. Having regard to the fact that considerable time has elapsed eversince the application has been filed, the 4th respondent is directed to consider the application filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders within a period of three weeks from today. Post the Writ Petition after four weeks.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (Contd. 2. ) . 2 . To 1. The Special Chief Secretary to Govt., Endowment, Forests, Science & Technology Department, Govt. of A.P., Secretariat, A.P.Hyderabad. 2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Govt. of A.P., Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. The Conservator of Forests, Rajahmundry Circle, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 4. The Divisional Forest Officer, Krishna Division, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 5. The Member Secretary, Central Empowered Committee, Ministry of Environment (Forests) Union of India, New Delhi. 6. One CC to Sri V. Ravichandran, Advocate (OPUC) 7. Two CCs to Sri Ponna Ashok Goud, S.C. for Central Govt., High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OPUC) 8. Two CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Forest, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 9. One spare copy. BV HIGH COURT NA.J DATED: 21-07-2011 NOTE: POST THE WRIT PETITION AFTER FOUR WEEKS ORDER W.P.NO. 19710 OF 2010 DIRECTION DRAFTED: BY BV DATED : 27-07-2011 HIGH COURT NA.J DATED: 21-07-2011 NOTE: POST THE WRIT PETITION AFTER FOUR WEEKS ORDER W.P.NO. 19710 OF 2010 DIRECTION