THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.6966 OF 2010 Dated 29th March, 2010 Between: M/s Totalis Biotech Pvt Ltd …Petitioner And The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture …Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Md.Vaseeuddin Counsel for the respondent: AGP for Agriculture The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not considering the application made by the petitioner dated 10.02.2010 for grant of manufacturing and marketing permission as detailed in the said application, under Section 13 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (for short “the Act”) read with Rule 10 (4-A) of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 (for short “the Rules”) as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to consider application dated 10.02.2010 for grant of manufacturing and marketing permission in respect of petitioner’s product as detailed in the said application in terms of the relevant provisions of the Act and Rules forthwith and pass such other suitable orders. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Agriculture takes notice on behalf of the respondent. It is stated that the petitioner made an application on 10.02.2010 for grant of manufacturing and marketing permission, as detailed in the application aforesaid, in terms of the Act and Rules. In the light of the facts and circumstances, this Court is of the considered opinion that the writ petition be disposed of directing the respondent to consider the application of the petitioner dated 10.02.2010 and dispose of the same, in accordance with law, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.9001 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 29th March, 2010 vrn