IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 12730 of 2009 Between: N. Narasimhulu Naidu S/o Subbarayudu R/o. Mittameedipalli Village (Via) & Post Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A..P. Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise , Rajampeta Division, Kadapa District. 3 The District Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise , Rajampeta Division, Kadapa District. 4 The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MS.Vasantha Lakshmi Bavaraju. Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Prohibition & Excise The Court made the following : ORDER: In this Writ Petition, the short grievance of the petitioner is the inaction of respondent No.1 in disposing of his application for grant of prior clearance for establishment of a Bar and Restaurant. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner’s application is pending before respondent No.1. Since the said application was stated to have been filed by the petitioner as far back as 19-2-2009, I find no justification for the latter in keeping the said application pending despite lapse of substantial time. Therefore, respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s application for grant of prior clearance within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:07-7-2009 MNR