IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.8154 of 2009 Between: M/s. Med Chemicals, rep. by its Manager G. Gopal, S/o. G. Rudrappa, R/o.22-64, Road No.2, Kothapet, Hyderabad-500 060. Regd. Office and Factory at No.10-C, Industrial Estate, Vidisha-464 001, Madhya Pradesh. ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Opp. L.B. Stadium, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, A.P. .....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 5.3.2009 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 5.3.2009 for permitting the petitioner herein to sell insecticides / pesticides / weedicides, in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.V.BHASKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.8154 OF 2009 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 05.03.2009, 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. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture. 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 05.03.2009 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. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 21st April, 2009. IBL