IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 10303 of 2004 Between: B.Nooka RAju S/o Beddaiah M/s Sri Satya Srinivasa Saw Mill A.Kothapalli Village, Thondangi Mandal, E.G.District, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Forest Officer Kakinada, E.G.District, 2 The Forest Range Officer Kakinada , E.G.District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in not granting renewal of license for running the Saw mill under the name and style of M/s Sri Srinivasa Saw Mill of the petitioner inspite of application made and report called for vide Memo.No.6217/2002/P, dated. 20/08/2003 as highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India apart from contrary to the Andhra Pradesh Saw Mills (Regulation) Rules, 1969 Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.V.SHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard both learned counsel. The petitioner’s grievance is as against the non passing of orders on the renewal application filed by him. In pursuance of the same a report has already been called for, which is still pending. Having regard to the same, it is not necessary to go in to the merits of the claim of the petitioner or the objections raised on behalf of the respondents and it would suffice in the interest of justice to direct the respondent to pass orders on the application of the petitioner already pending within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. ____________ 19-07-2004 To 1 The District Forest Officer Kakinada, E.G.District, 2 The Forest Range Officer Kakinada , E.G.District 3. 2 CD copies to GP for Forests,High Court Bldgs., Hyd. (OUT) 4. 2 CCs. kvrm/skmr