IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23103 of 2009 Between: M/s. Dreams Corner Restaurant and Bar, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Commissioner of Proh. & Excise, Nampally, Hyderabad and 5 others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23103 of 2009 ORDER : The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has a valid licence as provided under the A.P.Excise Act (for brevity ‘the Act’) and he is carrying on business in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under, the law and order police i.e. respondents 3 to 6 are interfering with his business activities and causing irreparable hardship and loss to the petitioner. Hence, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise, appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents 3 to 6. 3. When once the petitioner has a valid licence and is carrying on business in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under, in my considered view, neither the excise officials nor the police officials can interfere with his business activities as it is violative of Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India. But, however, under the premise of carrying on said business, he shall not resort to illegal activities. However, as it is the grievance of the petitioner that the respondents 3 to 6 are interfering with his business activities, I dispose of the writ petition with certain directions to the respondents. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, directing the respondents 3 to 6 not to interfere with petitioner’s business activities at M/s.Dreams Corner Restaurant and Bar, D.No.1-7-144/1/10A, 1st floor, R.K.Bhavan Commercial Complex, Golconda X Roads, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, without following the due process under law and if any illegal activities are going on, they may issue show cause notice to the petitioner directing it to rectify the same. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ October 28, 2009 kvr