THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.24337 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondent in considering application, dated 17.06.2009 filed by the petitioner for permission to sell pesticides, agro chemicals and fertilizers in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Section 13 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (for short ‘the Act’) read with Rule 10 (4A) of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 (for short ‘the Rules’) as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. The petitioner claims to be a manufacturer of pesticides, insecticides etc., having its principal place of business in Chennai. In order to expand its business activities, it claims to have made application, dated 17.06.2009 to the respondent by enclosing all necessary documents in accordance with the provisions of Sections 13 and 18 of the Act and the Rules to permit it to sell its products in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the application is pending before the respondent since 17.06.2009, no orders have been passed so far. Since I find justification in the grievance of the petitioner against non-disposal of its application, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s application in terms of the provisions of Sections 13 and 18 of the Act and the Rules, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of main writ petition, WPMP.No.31637 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J Date: 11.11.2009 va