IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13236 of 2008 Between: Y.Srinivasulu Reddy S/o. Late Sri.Y.Venkata Subba Reddy R/o. H.No. 13-1-47, Pedda Kapu Veedhi, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Govt. of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Hyderabad. 3 Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Chittoor. 4 Excise Superintendent, Bairagipattida, Tirupati, Chittoor Distrct. 5 A.P.Beverege Corporation Ltd., Renigunta Road, Tirupati, Rep. by its Depot manager. 6 M.Raghava REddy S/o. M.Chenga REddy R/o. 19-9-1F, kennedy Nagar, Tirupati. .....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 any appropriate writ order or direction, preferably a writ in the nature of Mandamusdeclaring the action of the respondents in granting license to estalish a retail outlet in premises bearing Municipal No.14-2-201, situated at T.P.Area, Tirupathi of which the petitioner is a joint/co-owner, for the excise year commencing from 1/7/2008 without considering the representation of the petitioner dated 19/06/2008 as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of article 14 of the Constitution of India;and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 not to accord permission to any of the bidders to establish a retail outlet in premises bearing Municipal no.14-2-201, situated at T.P.Area, Tirupathi of which the petitioner is the joint/co-owner; and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13236 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner apprehends that the 4th respondent may grant A.4 licence to certain applicants in respect of the premises bearing Municipal No. 14-2-201, T.P. Area, Tirupati and without considering his objections submitted to the 4th respondent on 19-06-2008 claiming joint ownership of the said property and alleging attempts by the 6th respondent to unilaterally lease the property to the intending applicants for A.4 licence. Since the petitioner has lodged the objection aforementioned, the 4th respondent shall consider the same in accordance with law. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission after hearing the learned Government Pleader for Excise. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 26-06-2008 Pvks/*