IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6229 of 2009 Between: 1 Mondi Appa Rao S/o. Ramana Tuni (PO), East Godavari Dist. (Rc.No.KDA/01-1-2907) 2 Katta Atchi Raju S/o. Kaneswara Rao Tuni (PO), East Godavari Dist. (Rc.No.KDA/01-1-1420) 3 Kopparthi Veera Raju S/o. Narayana Murthy Tuni (PO), East Godavari Dist. (Rc.No.KDA/1-1-1973) 4 Jana Satyanarayana S/o. Satyam Tuni (PO), East Godavari Dist. (Rc.No.KDA/1-1-1484) 5 Bandaru Gangadhar Rao S/o. Kondal Rao Tuni (PO), East Godavari Dist. (Rc.No.KDA/1-1-1024) 6 Ch. Bandayya S/o. Ramanayya Tuni (PO), East Godavari Dist. (Rc.No.KDA/1-1-2604) 7 Grandhi Ramesh S/o. Suryanarayana Tuni (PO), East Godavari Dist. K. Krishnaji S/o. Satyanarayana Tuni (PO), East Godavari Dist. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Deputy Commissioner Prohibition and Excise Kakinada (East Godavari Dist.) 2 The Inspector of Prohibition and Excise Tune (P.O.), East Godavari Dist. 3 The Sub-Inspector of Police Prohibition and Excise Tuni (P.O), East Godavari Dist. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents herein in preventing the petitioners from doing business in Jaggery which is not a prohibited commodity as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The case of the petitioners is that they are carrying on business in Jaggery under the Certificates of Registration issued by the Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, Kakinda, East Godavari District. They state that the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad issued a Circular, dated 22.12.2001 in pursuance of the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.18378 of 2007, dated 13.08.2007, wherein the respondents- authorities were directed not to interfere with the purchase and sale of Black Jaggery and Alum under proper bills. In spite of the same, the respondents-authorities are interfering with the petitioners’ business activities. Hence, the present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioners in selling Jaggery. When the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that the respondents have not registered any case against the petitioners and that they are neither interfering with the business activities of the petitioners nor harassing them. Recording the said statement of the learned Government Pleader for Home, the writ petition is closed. However, the respondents are directed to strictly adhere to the Circular, dated 22.12.2001 issued by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad, in pursuance of the orders of this Court in W.P. No. 18378 of 2007, dated 13.08.2007. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 25th March, 2009 bcj