IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15766 of 2009 Between: Balaji Agro Oils Limited ..... PETITIONER AND The Union of India, rep.by its Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport, Transport Bhavan, New Delhi and others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: The petitioner, which is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956, represented by its Joint Managing Director, filed this writ petition claiming that it owns land situated in Survey Nos.17/1, 17/2A and 16/1 of Devaluru Village, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District, which falls by the side of National Highway No.9. The petitioner states that it is operating a solvent plant (oil extraction from rice-bran), a steel plant and a power plant over the said land since 1994 and employs more than 300 employees. While so, it is the case of the petitioner that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is proposing to widen the existing NH-9 between Km. 17.75 and Km. 18.00 on Vijayawada to Machilipatnam Sector at Davluru Village, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District, which would adversely affect the land of the petitioner. Hence, the petitioner claims to have made a representation on 20.07.2009 to respondents 3 and 4 in this regard bringing to their notice the alternative land available, in vain. Hence, the present writ petition. When the matter came up for consideration on 04.08.2009, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 2 to 4 sought time to get instructions in the matter. Today, when the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel that the matter is still pending with the respondents and that the respondents would consider the matter in due course. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. Since the representation made by the petitioner is pending consideration before the respondents, it would be appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following direction: The respondents are directed to consider the representation, dated 20.07.2009, purported to have been made by the petitioner and take further action in accordance with law, while taking steps to widen the existing NH-9 between Km. 17.75 and Km. 18.00 on Vijayawada to Machilipatnam Sector at Davluru Village, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of, at the admission stage. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 12.08.2009 VGB