IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17006 of 2004 Between: Santhoshima Enterprises, Bobbili Rep. by Proprietor Sri G. Madhusudhan Rao S/o Sri Kurmi Naidu R/o Korada Veedhi, Bobbili, Vizianagaram District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Divisional Forest Officer, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram district 2 The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad 3 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Engergy and Forests, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to dispose off the appeal filed by the petitioner on 1-7-2004 within a reasonable time after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner or in the alternative to appoint an arbitrator for fixing the amount of compensation. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.RAJAGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FORESTS The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER: The matter with regard to the issuance of transport permits for cutting and supplying of the bamboos, has already subjudiced before the second respondent-Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Hyderabad. In view of the same, the only direction, which can be issued, in the present writ petition is as under: “The second respondent, before whom the appeal filed by the petitioner on 01-07-2004 against the impugned notice issued by the first respondent is pending, shall dispose of the same within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after giving due opportunity to the petitioner”. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2004. kvni To 1 The Divisional Forest Officer, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram district 2 The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad 3 The Principal Secretary to the Government, State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Engergy and Forests, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 4 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Forests, A.P.High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies.