IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 17279 of 2009 Between: M/s.Sri Padmavathi Wines and another, ..... PETITIONERS AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Prl. Secretary, Revenue Department and others. ....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.17279 OF 2009 ORDER : The petitioners filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent No.2 to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioners’ representations/objection dated 15.06.2009, 30.06.2009 and finally on 10.08.2009 before considering the case of the 6th respondent for grant of 2B Bar licence in the name and style of M/s.Relax Restaurant & Bar at D.No.5-142, Railway Station Road, Venkatagiri, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District. The brief facts are that when respondent No.6 approached the excise officials for establishment of a bar-cum-restaurant and required a licence in Form-2B, the petitioners objected the same stating that the same cannot be granted as the same is contrary to the guidelines. In that context the petitioner gave objections/representations on 15.06.2009, 30.06.2009 and again on 10.08.2009 requesting the authorities not to consider the case of the 6th respondent and not to grant licence in Form 2B. However, as no action has been initiated, the petitioners approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. As the prayer itself is in a limited scope, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the excise officials, particularly the 2nd respondent, to consider the representations of the petitioners and pass necessary orders at the earliest, preferably within a period of three weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, no licence in Form 2B shall be granted in favour of the 6th respondent, if not already granted. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) August 21, 2009 KSH/MD