IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 16233 of 2009 Between: M/s. Galaxy Pesticides, Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, Opp. L.B. Stadium, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, A.P. .....RESPONDENT(S) HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.16233 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “The Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent-Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Hyderabad, in not considering the application dated 22-06-2009 made by the petitioner to sell insecticides/pesticides/weedicides 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 and consequently direct the respondent to consider his application.” The brief facts are that the petitioner claims to be a manufacturer of pesticides, insecticides etc. having its principal place of business in the State of Tamil Nadu. In order to expand its business activities, it claims to have made application, dated 22-06-2009 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 22-06-2009, no orders have been passed os 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 the order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. ______________________ 10th August 2009 kvr