THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20542 of 2009 Date: 17.03.2011 Between : Ayila Vimala Devi and another. .… Petitioners and The Tobacco Board, Guntur, Rep.by its Secretary, Guntur town, Guntur District and another. …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20542 of 2009 ORDER : Heard Sri Nimmagadda Satyanarayana, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as Sri S. Srinivasa Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents-Tobacco Board and with the consent of both the counsel, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. This writ petition has been filed questioning the action of the respondents in not granting licence to the petitioners for operating the Tobacco barren for the year 2009-10, as arbitrary and illegal. 3. The petitioners are tobacco growers and in order to construct a barren of their own, they made a representation dated 25.7.2009 for grant of licence. As the respondents did not respond to the said representation, the present writ petition has been filed. 4. So far as the licence to operate tobacco barrens are concerned, it depends on the policy of the Central Government formulated every year. As could be seen from the pleadings, the application for grant of licence was meant for the year 2009-10. Therefore, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and no relief can be granted to the petitioners. 5. The petitioners are permitted to make a fresh application for the forthcoming season and on such application being made, the respondents shall consider the same in accordance with the policy and the rules governing the field and pass appropriate orders. 6. Subject to the above observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 17.03.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20542 of 2009 17.03.2011 (Msr)