IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 21413 of 2009 Between: M/s.Deccan Fine Chemicals (India) Limited, . .Petitioner And The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. .. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.21413 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not considering the application dated 01.09.2009 made by the petitioner to manufacture insecticides/ pesticides/weedicides under Section 13 read with Rule 9 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 at Kesavaram, Venkata Nagaram Post, Payakaraopet Mandal, Visakhapatnam District as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent to consider the application dated 01.09.2009 for permitting the petitioner to manufacture the products at the above specified place. 2) The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner-company submitted an application dated 01.09.2009 under Section 13 and 18 of the Insecticides Act read with Rule 9 of the Insecticides Rules, for grant of licence to manufacture certain items of insecticides. It is further alleged that though the application is complete and proper in all respects, the licensing authority i.e., the respondent has not taken any steps thereon. 3) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent. 4) The Insecticides Act and the Rules made thereunder prescribe the procedure for grant and renewal of licence. An application is to be made in Form No.III for grant of licence. The conditions, that are required to be complied with, are also indicated under the relevant provisions. No person or Agency can undertake manufacture of any insecticide, unless necessary licence is granted. If the processing of the application is delayed, the very purpose of invention would be defeated. 5) Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application of the petitioner, in accordance with law, 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. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J October 07, 2009 KSH