HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.33267 of 2010 Date: April 07, 2011 Between: K. Srinivasa Rao. … Petitioner And 1. The Divisional Forest Officer, Giddalur Division, Giddalur, Prakasam District & another. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.33267 of 2010 O R D E R: The petitioner was issued show cause notice dated 17.6.2010 alleging that he had violated the A.P. Transit Rules, 1970 and the A.P. Sawmill Regulations, 1969 and informing him that his timber depot licence for the year 2010-2011 was not renewed on this ground. The petitioner claims to have submitted his explanation to the above show cause notice on 05.7.2010. His grievance in the present writ petition is that the Divisional Forest Officer, Giddalur Division, Prakasam District, the first respondent, having received his explanation has not passed orders on the same till date. 2. The petitioner is the proprietor of V.L. Enterprises Timber Depot and Pulpwood Suppliers, Ongole. He was granted a licence under the provisions of the A.P. Forest Produce (Storage and Depot) Rules, 1989. Even prior to the issuance of the show cause notice dated 17.6.2010, his premises were sealed leading to the filing of W.P. No.28103 of 2009 before this Court. The said writ petition was disposed of directing the authorities to permit the petitioner to carry on his business as long as the licence issued in his favour remained intact. Thereafter, the show cause notice dated 17.6.2010 was issued detailing the contraventions alleged against the petitioner under the A.P. Transit Rules, 1970 and the A.P. Sawmill Regulations, 1969. The petitioner claims to have submitted his explanation to the same on 05.7.2010. His complaint is that the authorities remained somnolent thereafter and no orders have been passed till date. 3. Though notice before admission was ordered on 29.12.2010, the respondents have not filed their counter till date. 4. Needless to state, having initiated proceedings against the petitioner under the show cause notice dated 17.6.2010, the first respondent necessarily has to pass orders thereupon after considering the explanation of the petitioner. Inaction by the first respondent in this regard causes irreparable loss to the petitioner as his timber licence has not been renewed, thereby stalling his business operations. 5. The writ petition is therefore disposed of directing the first respondent, the Divisional Forest Officer, Giddalur Division, Prakasam District, to consider the explanation of the petitioner dated 05.7.2010 submitted in response to the show cause notice dated 17.6.2010 and pass appropriate reasoned orders in accordance with law. This exercise shall be completed expeditiously and in any event not later than four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: April 07, 2011. BSB