IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 20964 of 2009 Between: M/s.Sri Bala Shabari Traders . .Petitioner And The Station House Officer, Law and Order, Thirumalagiri Police Station, Nalgonda District and others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.20964 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner in this Writ Petition is carrying business in Black Jaggery and Alum under certificate of registration issued by the Assistant Commercial Tax Officer concerned. The petitioner states that the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad issued a circular dated 22.12.2001, in pursuance of the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.18378 of 2007, dated 13.08.2007, wherein the respondent-authorities were directed not to interfere with the purchase and sale of Black Jaggery and Alum under proper bills. Despite the same, the respondent authorities are interfering with his business activities. Hence, he filed this writ petition with the following prayer. “To issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent in harassing by interfering with the business of the petitioner in Black Jaggery and Alum under valid license and also seizing the said Jaggery and Alum and even though on production of bills and way bills evidencing that it was purchased under bills and transporting under way bills and not allowing the petitioner to carry on business in Black Jaggery and Alum as illegal and arbitrary and without any authority of law and consequently the respondents not to interfere or in any manner seize the stocks”. 2) When the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that the respondents have not registered any case against the petitioners and that they are neither interfering with the business activities of the petitioners nor harassing them. 3) Recording the said statement of the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is closed. However, the respondents are directed to strictly adhere to the Circular dated 22.12.2001, issued by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, in pursuance of the orders of this Court in W.P. No.18378 of 2007, dated 13.08.2007. No costs. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J September 25, 2009 KSH