IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2330 of 2009 Between: TCS Toddy Shop, Kushaiguda, Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Rep by its President, P. Shankar Goud ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Prohibition & Excise, Superintendent, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy 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 or writs, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondents in not considering the representations dt. 25- 10-2007 and 26-12-2007 made by petitioner society for the purpose of reviving the petitioner society by granting fresh licence under Rule 39 of AP Excise (Gran of Licence to Sell Toddy, Conditions of Licence and Tapping of Excise Trees) Rules, 2007 issued by Government vide GO Ms.No. 1228 dt.19-9-2007 as illegal and arbitrary by consequently directing the Respondents to forthwith consider the above representations of petitioner for reviving the petitioner society by granting fresh licence, award costs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.SRIDHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.2330 of 2009 Order: The main grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that though it made a representation as early as on 25.10.2007 to the second respondent for sanction of Toddy Shop under T.C.S.Scheme, no action thereon has been taken so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise, and at their request, the writ petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage. Admittedly, the representation made by the petitioner is pending consideration before the second respondent for quite a long time. Hence, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following direction. The second respondent, namely, the Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District, is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner, dated 25.10.2007, for sanction of Toddy Shop under T.C.S.Scheme and pass appropriate orders thereon, expeditiously, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 10.02.2009 VGB