THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.31224 of 2011 ORDER: 1 . This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to install horizontal saw mill in his saw mill, namely, Sri Venkateswara Saw Mill, situated at Kollapur Village and Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The brief facts that are necessary for disposal of the writ petition may be stated as follows: The petitioner is the Proprietor of the said Saw Mill and running the same through a valid licence, which is valid upto 31.12.2012. He requested the authorities concerned to permit him to use vertical saw band and to use horizontal saw mill. Accordingly, he made requisitions to respondents 3 and 4 in the year 2007 along with relevant documents and also on 28.02.2010. As they are unable to cut round logs into required sawn sizes and unable to supply as per the request of their customers within the time due to non-availability of horizontal saw band, the petitioner made representations to the respondents to permit him to use horizontal saw mill. His grievance is that even though he had complied with all the required conditions as enunciated by the respondents, the respondents are not permitting him to install the horizontal saw mill. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that even though the petitioner made an application to the respondents for grant of erection of horizontal saw mill by complying with all the required conditions, the same has not been considered. 4. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Forests appearing for respondents 1 to 4 contended that the application of the petitioner will be considered in accordance with law by the respondents. 5. Sanction has been granted to the petitioner to use only vertical saw mill, which is valid upto 31.12.2012. In the meanwhile, the petitioner made an application dated 20.04.2011 to the respondents to erect horizontal saw mill, because of some problems being faced in cutting round longs into required sizes. Therefore, the said application has to be considered by the respondents in accordance with law. 6 . Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate decision on the representation of the petitioner. For any reason if the representation of the petitioner is not available with the respondents, the petitioner shall give fresh representation to the respondents. On receipt of such application, the same shall be disposed of within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of such application. There shall be no order as to costs. K.C. BHANU, J Date: 02.12.2011 Note: Issue CC in one week. B/o. va