IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6209 of 2009 Between: Jayalaxmi Traders Rep. by its Prop. Kondle Venkat Narayana S/o. Chalamaiah, R/o. D.No. 8-3-67, Old Beet Bazar, Warangal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Superintendent of Police Town & Rural, Warangal District. 2 The Circle Inspector of Police L & O , Hanmakonda, Warangal District. 3 The Proh. and Excise Station, Near Kakatiya Theatre, Warangal, Warangal District. 4 The Proh. and Excise Station, Abbantikunta, Warangal, Warangal District. 5 The Proh. and Excise Station, Hanamkonda, Warangal District. 6 The Station House Officer, L & O , Intezargunj, P.S, Warangal, Warangal District. 7 The Station House Officer, L & O , Matwada , P.S, Warangal, Warangal District. 8 The Station House Officer, L & O , Mills Colony, Warangal, Warangal District. 9 The Station House Officer, L & O , KUC P.S, Warangal, Warangal District. 10 The Station House Officer, L & O , Hasanparthy P.S, Warangal, Warangal District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in harassing by interferilng with the business of the petitioner in Black Jaggery and Alum under valid licence and also seizing the said Jaggery and Alum and even though on production of bills, and way bills evidencing that it was purchased under bills and transported under way bills and not allowing the petitioner to carry on business in Black Jaggery and Alum as illegal and arbitrary and without any authority of law and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere or in any manner seize the stocks and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.PALLENAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The case of the petitioner-Jayalaxmi Traders is that it is carrying on business in Black Jaggery and Alum under the Certificate of Registration issued by the Commercial Tax Officer, Warangal Division. It states that the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad issued a Circular, dated 22.12.2001 in pursuance of the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.18378 of 2007, dated 13.08.2007, wherein the respondents- authorities were directed not to interfere with the purchase and sale of Black Jaggery and Alum under proper bills. In spite of the same, the respondents-authorities are interfering with the petitioner’s business activities. Hence, the present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioner in selling Black Jaggery and Alum. When the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that the respondents have not registered any case against the petitioner and that they are neither interfering with the business activities of the petitioner nor harassing it. Recording the said statement of the learned Government Pleader for Home, the writ petition is closed. However, the respondents are directed to strictly adhere to the Circular, dated 22.12.2001 issued by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad, in pursuance of the orders of this Court in W.P. No. 18378 of 2007, dated 13.08.2007. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 25th March, 2009 bcj