THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.7137 OF 2010 Dated 30th March, 2010 Between: M/s Aimco Pesticides Limited …Petitioner And The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Smt B.V.Aparna Lakshmi Counsel for the respondents: G.P for Agriculture The Court made the following ORDER: The petitioner is a manufacturer of pesticides having its plant in Maharashtra. With a view to have its distributors in the State of Andhra Pradesh, it submitted an application with the respondent on 05.02.2010, 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. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture. The Insecticides Act and Rules provide for issuance of different kinds of licences 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. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to pass necessary orders on the application dated 05.02.2010 submitted by the petitioner, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.9218 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 30th March, 2010 vrn