THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6254 of 2006 ORDER: Petitioner is a sawmill. In this Writ Petition, it has questioned order, dated 17.01.2006 passed by the respondent -Divisional Forest Officer, Hyderabad, in Rc.No.7157/2003/S14 cancelling its license issued under the Andhra Pradesh Saw Mill (Regulations) Rules, 1963 framed under the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act. When the matter is taken up today, learned Government Pleader for Forests appearing for the respondent produced before this Court a copy of notice, dated 02.09.2011 issued to the petitioner by the respondent in Rc.No.7157/2002/S14. In the aforesaid notice, it is stated that based on the recommendations made by the State Level Committee, the Central Empowered Committee also recommended for renewal of licenses of certain Sawmills and the petitioner is one among the same. Based on such list of sawmills approved by the Central Empowered Committee, the petitioner was directed to pay the arrears on account of renewal fee, penalty and security deposit in the shape of National Savings Certificate. It is also stated that if the said amounts are already paid, the petitioner was asked to produce proof of payment and it was given three (3) months time either for payment or to produce the proof of payment. In that view of the matter, placing on record the statement that the Central Empowered Committee has already recommended to renew the license of the petitioner, as evident from notice, dated 02.09.2011, the Writ Petition is disposed of. It is open to the petitioner to pay arrears or to produce proof of payment, in terms of notice, dated 02.09.2011. On complying with the same, it is for the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders for renewal of the license of the petitioner. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 15th NOVEMBER, 2011. kvni