IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 4479 of 2005 Between: K. Baya Reddy, S/o. Venkat Reddy, M/s. Siva Jyothi Wines, D.No.1/331, R.T.C. Bus Stand Road, Kadapa. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Special Chief Secretary, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4 The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Kadapa, Kadapa 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 writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the 1st respondent contained in G.O. Ms. No. 184 Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dt. 7-2-2005 purporting to avoid the renewal of the existing IL-24 licenses and proceedings to issue a licenses for the 7500 IL-24 shops in the State which is illegal arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to continue to renew the IL-24 license of the petitioner for the excise year 2005-06 onwards and pass such other order or orders for the orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KADASANISUDERSHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORDER: It is submitted by learned counsel for petitioner and admitted to by the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A. No. 344, 345, 346 and 347 of 2005 dated 22-3-2005. In the circumstances, following the said judgment this writ petition is disposed of by and in terms of the observations and directions made therein. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 25TH April, 2005 tvk To 1 The Special Chief Secretary,Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad . 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4 The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 5) 2 CD copies 6) 2 CCs Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise, High Court of A.P. Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT)