THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.7864 OF 2010 (PER THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO) Dt.09.04.2010 Between: M/s.Hychem Laboratories Private Limited ……………Petitioner Vs. A.P.Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad and two others. ………Respondents. O R D E R: This writ petition is filed declaring the inaction of the third respondent in disposing of the application dated 01.07.2009 submitted by the petitioner company as illegal, arbitrary and violation of the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the third respondent to immediately dispose of the application of the petitioner, dated 01.07.2009 forthwith for consent and for commendation of operation. Heard Sri R.Raghunandan, learned counsel for the petitioner and also Sri Y.Sreenivasa Murthy, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the Pollution Control Board. At the instance of both the learned counsel, the writ petition is taken up for disposal. The only grievance of the petitioner is that non-consideration of the application filed by the petitioner under the said Acts is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and also under the provisions of the said Acts. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to consider the application of the petitioner, dated 01.07.2009 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ____________________ B.PRAKASH RAO J., ___________________ R.KANTHA RAO J., Dt.09.04.2010 Note: C.C.in three days. B/o tjs