IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No: 3728 of 2009 BETWEEN: M/s.Delta Insecticides Limited, rep.by its Manager Saik Sadiq Ali,S/o.Abdul Kharim, R/o.H.No.11-23-2351, Desaipet Main Road, Warangal, Warangal District, AP ,Factory at : 1509, MIE., Bahadur Garh, Haryana Regd. office at 7, Shopping Centre, Behind Milan Cinema, karam Pura, New Delhi-110015 ... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, Opp: L.B. Stadium, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad AP ...RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not considering the application dated 6.7.2007 made by the petitioner herein to sell insecticides/pesticides/weedicides in the State of Andhra Pradesh, under Sec.13 read with Rule 10(4A) of the Insecticides Rules,1971, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequentially direct the respondent to consider the application dated 6.7.2007 for permitting the petitioner herein to sell insecticides /pesticides/weedicides in the State of Andhra Pradesh and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.V.BHASKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner is a manufacturer of pesticides, having its plant in Madhya Pradesh. With a view to have its distributors in the State of Andhra Pradesh, it submitted an application to the respondent on 09.09.2008, 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 therefore it seeks appropriate directions in this regard. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture. 3. The Insecticides Act and Rules provide for issuance of different kinds of licenses and permits. A license in Form-VI-D is to be issued to the manufacturer. On the basis of such license, 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. In the facts and circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to pass necessary orders on the application dated 09.09.2008 submitted by the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ C.V. RAMULU, J February 26, 2009 DSK