IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8102 of 2008 Between: M/s Mantena Laboratories Ltd., Hussainabad Village, Bhongir Mandal, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its Authorised Signatory, N. Harinadha Raju, S/o. N.J.S.V. Prasad Raju, Aged 42 years ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P. Pollution Control Board, Rep. by its Member Secretary, Paryavaran Bhavan, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad-500018. 2 The A.P. Pollution Control Board, Rep. by its Environmental Engineer, Regional Office, 6-2-888/B, 2nd floor, Laxmi Complex, Near Clock Tower, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent, vide Lr. No.72001/PCB/RO-NLG/Tech-Gen/2007 dated 29.09.2007, not accepting the application of the petitioner for the issuance of Consent for Establishments (CFE) of a Unit-II of bulk drug manufacture laboratory in Sy. Nos.85 & 86 of Hussienbad Village of Bhongir Mandal in Nalgonda District as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of statutory duties under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and consequently direct the respondents herein to issue CFE to the petitioner forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.SAI GANGADHAR CHAMARTY Counsel for the Respondents : MR.Y.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following : HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8102 of 2008 ORDER : (Per Hon’ble The Chief Justice Sri Anil R.Dave) Heard the learned Advocates. The grievance ventilated in the petition is with regard to non- consideration of CFE application dated 10th November 2006 submitted by the petitioner. Looking to the fact that the petitioner has now obtained necessary permission from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in our opinion, the respondents should re-consider the application in accordance with law. In view of the above facts, the respondents are directed to consider the application dated 10th November 2006 in accordance with law as soon as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from today. The petitioner shall extend necessary cooperation to the respondents if some more information is required by the respondents from the petitioner. In view of the above direction, the petition stands disposed of. _________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 15th April 2008 ___________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J ajr To: 1 The Member Secretary, A.P. Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhavan, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad-500018. 2 The Environmental Engineer, A.P. Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, 6-2-888/B, 2nd floor, Laxmi Complex, Near Clock Tower, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District.