IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 18254 of 2000 Between: Poreddy Koti Reddy, S/o.Yadagiri Reddy, 1-457/3, Nirmala Hospital Road, Suryapet, Nalgonda Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Dy. Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District 2 The Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order direction, declaring the collection of licence fee for the period during which the licence was not issued, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.DEVENDER RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : O R D E R : Heard both sides. The only question involved in this Writ Petition is as to whether the petitioner is entitled for refund of licence fee for the period during which there was a delay in issuing licence. It is represented by the learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents that the period involved here is negligible and the question involved in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the principles laid down in Sri Narasimha Wines & others V. Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Medak District at Sangareddy & others. Following the same, I do not find any merits in this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. ----------------- 28.10.2004 DRK Copy to: 1 The Dy. Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District 2 The Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District 3 Two CCs to the G.P. for Prohibition & Excise, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (o.u.t.). 4 Two CD copies.