THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.14537 OF 2010 DATED: 25th JUNE 2010. BETWEEN: M/S GOODLANDS FAMILY RESTAURANT .. PETITIONER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HYDERABAD CITY BASHEERBAGH HYDERABAD AND OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.14537 OF 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed by M/s.Goodlands Family Restaurant assailing the action of the respondents in interfering and directing to close the business activities of the restaurant. The petitioner is a partnership concern. It has been running the restaurant since the year 2006. It applied for a license vide application dated 1.7.2006. The 1st respondent-Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad issued memo dated 5.7.2006 directing the petitioner to submit a copy of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad trade license along with the application. In response to the said memo, the petitioner submitted the trade licence on 11.6.2006. The 1st respondent without taking any decision on the application dated 11.7.2006 is insisting the petitioner to close the business w.e.f. 22.6.2010. Hence, this writ petition. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. When the writ petition came up for admission learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home takes notice on behalf of the respondents. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner possesses the license issued by the Prohibition and Excise authorities and the trade license issued by the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad to run the business. A further submission has been made that the petitioner submitted application on 1.7.2006 to the 1st respondent. The 1st respondent having not taken any decision on the application is insisting the petitioner to close its business activity. Copy of the application has been placed on record. Since the application dated 1.7.2006 has been pending with the 1st respondent for the last four years, I deem it appropriate to direct the 1st respondent to consider the application dated 1.7.2006 and pass appropriate orders. Till the appropriate orders are passed on the application dated 1.7.2006, the respondents shall not interfere with running of petitioner-restaurant. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. 25TH June, 2010. ( B.Seshasayana Reddy,J ) tnb THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.14537 OF 2010 DATED: 25TH JUNE 2010.