The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.18596 of_2008 Order: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner has questioned Resolution No.128, dated 30-06-2008, passed by the second respondent, rejecting his application for grant of No Objection Certificate to establish bar and restaurant in premises bearing D.No.17-1-20, 21, Kattamurivari Street, Sattenapalli. The grant of licenses to run bar and licenses is governed by statutory rules framed in G.O.Ms.No.997, Revenue (Ex.II) Dept., dated 24th May, 2005, titled as A.P.Excise (Grant of License of selling by Bar and Conditions of License) Rules, 2005 (for short ‘the Rules’) framed under Section 72 of the A.P.Excise Act, 1968 (Act 17 of 1968). Rule 6 of the Rules deals with Restrictions on the grant of license and as per clause 1 (v) thereof, there was a requirement to produce No Objection Certificate from the local authority However, the said requirement was relaxed subsequently vide G.O.Ms.No.122, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 6th February, 2009 and as of now, there is no requirement to produce No Objection Certificate from the local authority at all. In view of the subsequent amendment, as per which there is no requirement to produce No Objection Certificate from the local authority, no further adjudication is necessary with regard to validity of the impugned Resolution. Therefore, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition keeping open to the petitioner to make fresh application for grant of license as per the Rules, which are in force as of now. On such application being filed, it is open for the respondents to consider the same and pass appropriate orders thereon. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Date: 31st December, 2009 lur