IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO. 19734 OF 2007 DATED : SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 Between: M/s. Arpan Tek Associates (Formulators of Pesticides) Rep. By its Partner Anand Mohan Dubey Petitioner AND The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, Opp. L.B. Stadium, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad Respondent THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO. 19734 OF 2007 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is coming up for admission. Heard Sri C.V. Bhaskar Reddy, learned counsel representing the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture. The writ petition is filed to issue a writ of mandamus declaring action of the respondent in not considering the application dated 06.03.2007 made by the petitioner to sell insecticides/pesticides/ weedicides, in the State of Andhra Pradesh, under Sec. 13 read with Rule 10 (4A) of the Insecticides Act, 1971 as illegal, arbitrary unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent to consider the application dated 06.03.2007 made by the petitioner for permitting the petitioner to sell insecticides/pesticides/weedicides in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Several factual details had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition. It is stated that the petitioner made an application on 06.03.2007, which was received by the respondent on 30.03.2007. It is also stated that the respondent is not considering the said application and disposing of the same in accordance with law. In the light of the grievance expressed by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and dispose of the application dated 06.03.2007 made by the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA September 18, 2007 MAS