Om Scans And Diagnostic Centre, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAJASHEKER REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21269 OF 2016 ORDER:

The case of the petitioner is that he made application dated 06.03.2015 in Form A along with required documents for grant of registration of Om Scans and Diagnostic Center at Kurnool under Section 17(4) of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 read with Rule-4 of the Rules made there under (for short 'the Act'), and the same was acknowledged by the 3rd respondent-District Medical and Health Officer, Kurnool vide his acknowledgment dated 16.03.2015. Since no action is being taken on the said application, present writ petition is filed.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Medical and Health. Since it is stated that the application dated 06.03.2015 filed by the petitioner under Section 17(4) of the Act read with Rule-4 of the Rules made there under, is pending it is for the appropriate authority constituted under Section 17(2) of the Act to consider the application of the petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law.

In view of the same, the 2nd respondent is directed to consider the application dated 06.03.2015 submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner.

With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition, shall stand closed.

_____________________________ A.RAJASHEKER REDDY, J 30.06.2016 t k