IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13554 of 2008 Between: Alla Venkata Krishna Reddy, S/o. Venkatasubba Reddy, R/o. Door No. 27-1-1084/B, Balajinagar, Nellore, Proprietor of Saritha Restaurant & Bar, Door No. 17/294-F, Achari Street, Barkass, Nellore. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Nellore, Nellore District. 2 Stm. NOone Krishnaveni, W/o.N. Sainath, R/o. D.No. 16-3-281, Ganjikhana, Ramalingapuram, Nellore - 524 003. .....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 an appropriate Writ, order or directin, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Rc.No. 329/2006-A4, dated 23-6-2008 refusing to grant renewal of Form -2B License under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Excise (Grant of License of Selling by Bar and Conditions of License) Rules, 2005, in favour of the Petitioner, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under the Constitutin of India, violative of Principles of natural justice, as well as the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 and the Rules made thereunder and consequently direct the 1st respondent to renew the Form -2B License in favour of the Petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SRINIVAS REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following, at the stage of admission : ORAL ORDER: The petitioner desires to withdraw the writ petition with a view to pursue alternative remedies. Granting the liberty, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM, J Date: 27.6.2008 cvm