IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 26469 of 2009 Between: M/s. S.D Agro Chemicals Limited, Guntur ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.26469 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is a manufacturer of pesticides, having its plant in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh. With a view to have its distributors in the State of Andhra Pradesh, it submitted an application with the respondent on 215-10-2009, as required under Rule 10 (4A) of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Its grievance is that no orders have been passed by the respondent, so far, and on account of the same, it is denied the benefit of employing distributors, and seeks appropriate directions, in this regard. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture. 3. The insecticides Act and Rules provide for issuance of different kinds of lincences and permits. A licence in Form-VI-D is to be issued to the manufacturer. On the basis of such a licence, it can appoint dealers, in the concerned State. If the application of the petitioner is defective in any respect, the same ought to have been pointed out to it by the respondent. 4. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to pass necessary orders on the application, dated 15-10-2009, submitted by the petitioner, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ 4th December 2009 KVR