IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 10874 of 2008 Between: M/s. Shree Jagannath Supply Co., a Proprietary concern, Rep. by its authorised representative, Nityananda Sahoo, S/o Satyabadi Sahoo, aged 49 years, Ramchandrapur Bazar, Jatni, District Khudrada, State of Orissa. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Chief Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4 The Managing Director, The Chodavaram Co-operative Sugars Ltd., No.B, 1109, Govada, Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam District (AP)., 5 The Managing Director, the Thandava Co-operative Sugars Ltd., NO. C. 181, Payakaraopeta, Tuni, Visakhapatnam district. 6 The Managing Director, Etikoppaka Co-operative Agricultural & Industrial Society Ltd., No. M. 191. Etikoppaka, Visakhapatnam district. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in purporting to control the transportation/movement of molasses liquid from the sugar factories of respondents 4 to 6 to the place of the petitioner in the state of Orissa, is without authority of law and Jurisdiction and direct the respondents 1 to 3 to forbear from obstructing the transportation of molasses liquid in tankers by road to the petitioner by the respondents 4 to 6 as per the import licence (NOC) obtained by the petitioner in the state of Orissa and grant such other relief as it deems fit in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO. 10874 OF 2008 ORDER: Learned counsel on either side fairly conceded that the issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.2209 of 1998. Therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms of the said judgment. Recording the above submission, this writ petition is allowed in terms of the judgment in W.A.No.2209 of 1998,dt.08-05-2001. No order as to costs. _________ 21-05-2008 Rns. ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Chief Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4. 2CCs 5. 2CD copies