IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8028 of 2009 Between: 1.M/s. Rishab Traders Kirana and General Merchants, H.No.3-3- 10, Bank Street, Dornakal Village and Mandal, Warangal District, represented by Smt.Meena Jain W/o.Pavan Kumar Jain, Aged about 42 years, R/o.Dornakal Village and Mandal, Warangal District. 2.M/s. Balaji Traders Kirana, Jaggery & Alum, 1-147, Main Road, Kothalingala Village, Khammam District. Represented by Guguloth Shankar S/o. Pakeera R/o. Mittapalli H/o. Rampad Village, Yellandu Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Station House Officer, Police Station Kamepalli, Khammam District. 2 The Station House Officer, Police Station Garla, Khammam District. 3 The Station House Officer, Police Station Karepalli, Khammam District. 4 The Station House Officer, Police Station Yellandu, Khammam District. 5 The Station House Officer, Police Station Khammam Urban, Khammam District. 6 The Station House Officer, Police Station Khammam Rural, Khammam District. 7 The Station House Officer, Police Station Dornakal, Khammam District. 8 The Prohibition & Excise Sub Inspector, Prohibition & Excise Station, Mahaboobabad, Warangal District. 9 The Prohibition & Excise Inspector, Prohibition & Excise Station, Singareni, Khammam District. 10 The Prohibition & Excise Inspector, Prohibition & Excise Station, Yellandu, Khammam District. 11 The Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise Khammam District. 12 The Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise Warangal District. 13 The Superintendent of Police, Khammam District. 14 The Superintendent of Police, Warangal 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not allowing the petitioners to carry on business of jaggery and alum and also the action of the respondents in placing restrictions upon the business of the petitioners which inclusive of sale and purchase of Jaggery, Alum, and Kirana as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioners in Jaggery, Alum, and Kirana. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.8028 of 2009 Order: The petitioners are carrying business in Black Jaggery and Alum under their respective certificates of registration issued by the respective Commercial Tax Officers. They filed this writ petition questioning the action of the respondents in not allowing them to carry on their business in jaggery and alum and also placing restrictions upon their business in regard to sale and purchase of jaggery, alum and kirana. Today, when the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.19706 of 2000 dated 12.11.2001. It is also submitted by the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise that pursuant to the said judgment, the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise has issued a circular No.4294/DPF/2001/CS dated 22.12.2001 directing the excise officials to follow certain instructions and they are strictly adhering to the said circular instructions. In the circumstances, following the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.19706 of 2000, dated 12.11.2001, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the said judgment and the respondents are directed to strictly adhere to the instructions given in circular, dated 22.12.2001, by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P. Hyderabad. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 20.04.2009 VGB