HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No.20628 of 2005 Dated 20th September, 2005 Between: Kanishka Bar and Restaurant, Rep. by its Prop. G.N.Phanikar Reddy .. Petitioner And The Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise Department, A.P., Hyderabad and two others .. Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No.20628 of 2005 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not granting Bar licence to the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise and perused the material placed on record. An appropriate decision has to be taken by the 1st respondent in accordance with law. Therefore, without entering into the merits of the case, I consider it appropriate to direct the 1st respondent to take an appropriate decision whether to grant bar licence to the petitioner or not, in accordance with the rules, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above direction. No costs. _______________ 20.09.2005 bcj Note: Furnish copy in two days. b/o bcj