IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20013 of 2006 Between: P. Venkateswara Rao & another. … Petitioners AND The Prohibition and Excise Commissioner, Govt., of A.P., Hydeabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for respondents 1to 3: AGP for Prohibition & Excise This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20013 of 2006 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare Gazette dated 31.07.2006 issued by respondent No.2 to the extent shop No.6 of Palvancha Town, Khammam District is notified, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, though the learned counsel for the petitioners is not present, it is admitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise that the issue raised in this writ petition is covered by judgment dated 01.05.2007 of the Division Bench in WA.No.271 of 2007 and batch of which I am a party and that following the same the writ petition deserves to be allowed. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. The petitioners are permitted to file an application to respondent No.1 within two weeks from today seeking refund of the licence fee and on receipt of the said application, respondent No.1 shall refund the same, within a period of two weeks thereafter. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.Nos.25261 of 2006 and 7906 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 09.04.2008 ES