IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19787 of 2008 Between: M/s.Sujit Laboraties Ltd., Survey No.55, Potharam village Near Ramayyapalli NII 7, Shivampet Mandal medak district, Registered office D.No.45, Chandulal Bowli, Sikh village, Secunderabad, rep.by its M.D.B.Venkatesh, S/o.Jagadeswaraiah ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Gram panchayat, Potharam village, Rep.by its Secretary, Potharam of Shivampet Mandal Medak District 2 The Sarpanch Potharam, Shivampet Mandal Medak District 3 The Collector (Panchayat Wing), Medak at Sangareddy 4 The Ministry of Environment & Forest, IA Division paryavaran Bhavan, CGOComplex, Lodi Road New Delhi-110003 5 Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Paryvaran Bhavan, A-3, industrial Estate,Sanathnagar, Hyderabad-500018 .....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 a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.1 in not issuing the No Objection Certificate as high handed illegal, arbitrary,and violative of principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MSR.LAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner submitted an application on 26.10.2007, for issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC), for the purpose of establishing a Drug Manufacturing Unit. Complaining that no action has been taken on its application, the petitioner approached the District Panchayat Officer, Medak. Through memo, 05.11.2007, the District Panchayat Officer required the Gram Panchayat to hasten the action. The grievance of the petitioner is that the application has not been disposed of, as yet. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The issuance of NOC by the Gram Panchayat, needs a detailed verification and ascertainment of the views of the residents of the village. This may naturally take some time. However, there cannot be any justification in keeping the application pending for years together. The District Panchayat Officer has already issued necessary direction. The matter cannot brook any further delay. The Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the first respondent to examine the application submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.13.02.2009. GJ