IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6159 of 2009 Between: 1 K.Rangaiah S/o.Brahmaiah R/o.H.No.2-28, Koyachalaka Village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District. 2 Koduru Sangam S/o.Veeraiah R/o.H.No.1-88, Koyachalaka Village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Khammam, Khammam District. 2 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Khammam, Khammam District. 3 The Circle Inspector of Police, Khammam Rural, Khammam District. 4 The Station House Officer, Khammam Urban Police Station, Khammam 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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent police people herein in interfering with the day to day activities of the business of the petitioners as illegal,arbitrary and unsustainable and consequently direct the respondent police people not to interfere with day to day activities of the business of the petitioners and to pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.Y.ASHOK RAJ Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking a direction to the respondent police people not to interfere with day to day activities of the business of the petitioners. The petitioners claim to be merchants trading in Kirana and General items. They are regularly purchasing liquor in small quantities from the licensed liquor shops for their personal consumption. While so, the respondent police officials are very often interfering with their business activities and harassing them with threats of prosecution on the ground that they are in possession of small quantities of liquor and contravening the provisions of the A.P.Excise Act, 1968 and hence this writ petition. In response to the writ allegations, the respondents filed a counter affidavit inter alia denying the allegations levelled by the petitioners in the writ affidavit and stated that so far no case is registered against the petitioners on the file of Tirmalayapalem Police Station and that they filed this writ petition on mere apprehension that the respondent police may take any action in future on their shops. Recording the above counter averments, the writ petition is closed. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.6.4.2009