IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 13943 of 2004 Between: M.Ashok Goud, S/o Sivaiah, R/o Valvapuram Mandal, Lingala, Mahaboobnagar District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Commissioner, Proh. & Excise Department, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent of Proh. & Excise, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District 3 The Inspector of Prohibition & Excise, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar 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, Order or direction to declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent is not passing any order on my representation dated 29-4-2004 in view of report send by the 3rd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the respondent to dispose of the representation dated 29-4-2004 and issue of T.F.T.Licence to the petitioner in respect of Valvapuram Village, Gundala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District Counsel for the Petitioner: VADDEMANI SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER: The only grievance of the petitioner is that though he made an application on 29.04.2004 before the second respondent- Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District, requesting to grant T.F.T. licence, the same has not been considered so far. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for the respondents, without expressing any opinion with regard to the entitlement of the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider the application of the petitioner dated 29.04.2004 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ 09.08.2004 Note: Furnish CC in three days (b/o) VGB To 1 The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise Department, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District 3 The Inspector of Prohibition & Excise, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District 4 2CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Prohibition and Excise, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2CD copies