THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.23856 of 2007 ORDER: 1 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for respondents 1 to 3. At the request of learned Government Pleader, writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. 2 In this writ petition, the petitioners seek to declare the action of respondents in interfering with their business in black jaggery and alum, which is being run under valid licence and also seizure of such material even on production of bills and way bills, as illegal and arbitrary. 3 Petitioners are dealing in jaggery and alum i n Mulkunoor and Gattla Narasingapur villages in Karimnagar District. In the aﬃdavit ﬁled in support of the Writ Petition, it is stated that they purchase black jaggery and alum from wholesale traders and sell the same under valid bills. The grievance of the petitioners is that though they are doing business in black jaggery and alum under valid licence, which is not an oﬀence, the respondents are interfering with their business without any basis. 4 Though the Writ Petition is of the year 2007, no counter is ﬁled on behalf of the respondents. 5 So far as black jaggery and alum are concerned, if they are not used for the purpose of illicit liquor, respondents cannot interfere with the same. Unless a case is registered against the petitioners alleging that they are indulged in the manufacture of illicit liquor, or supply of such material for the manufacture of illicit liquor, no interference is called upon. 6 In the facts and circumstances of the case, as no cases are registered against the petitioners, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioners. It is, however, made clear that if the petitioners are indulging in the manufacture of illicit liquor, this order does not preclude the respondents from taking steps in accordance with law. 7 With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. --------------------------- R.Subhash Reddy, J. 24.11.2011 Kvsn