THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3219 of 2011 Date:14.02.2011 Between: M/s. Chemet Wets & Flows P.Ltd, Hyderabad ..... Petitioner AND The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, Hyderabad .....Respondent Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms.A. Varalakshmi Counsel for Respondent: Government Pleader for Agriculture The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “….to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent in not considering the application made by the petitioner dated 24.01.2011 (submitted on 25.01.2011) for grant of marketing permission in the state of Andhra Pradesh in respect of certain house hold and public health pesticides as detailed in the said application, under Section 13 of Insecticides Act, 1968, read with Rule 10 (4-A) of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent to consider the application dated 24.01.2011 (submitted on 25.01.2011) for grant of marketing permission in respect of certain house hold and public health pesticides as detailed in the said application in terms of the relevant provisions of Insecticides Act and Rules, forthwith and pass such other order or orders…” At the hearing, it is stated by the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture that identical writ petitions are disposed of and that W.P.No.20892 of 2010 is one such writ petition, wherein this Court passed the following order dated 23.08.2010: “The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the action of the Respondent, the Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad in not considering its application dated 21.06.2010 for grant of marketing permission in respect of certain pesticides as detailed in the said application under Section 13 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 read with Rule 10 (4-A) of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Once an application is made in the proper format duly complying with all the required procedural formalities in accordance with the Act and the Rules, there is no reason for the same to be kept pending. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the respondent to consider the petitioner’s application dated 21.06.2010 in accordance with Section 13 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 read with Rule 10 (4-A) of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 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 the costs.” Following the above noted order, this Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent to consider the petitioner’s application dated 24.01.2011 in accordance with Section 13 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 read with Rule 10 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.3995 of 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 14th February, 2011 GHN