THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No. 6204 of 2004 DATED: 25-07-2006 Between: K.V.S.Srinivasa. ..Petitioner. and Bhimavaram Municipality, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, rep. by its Commissioner. ..Respondent. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.6204 of 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in demanding the petitioner to pay trade licence fee @ 1% of the total licence fee paid to the excise department and proposing to initiate prosecution as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and pass such other suitable orders. It is brought to the notice of this Court that this question is covered by the decision of this Court in W.P.No.17035 of 1999 and batch in Y. VENKATESWAR RAO v. PROHIBITION AND EXCISE SUPERINTENDANT, KHAMMAM DISTRICT[1]. The same is hereby recorded. In the light of the view expressed in the aforesaid decision, the writ petitioner is bound to succeed and accordingly, the Writ Petition is hereby allowed. No costs. _______________ P.S.NARAYANA,J Dated:25-07-2006 Note: CC by two days. (Bo) sj [1] 2006(1) ALD 445