IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 18928 of 2008 Between: M/S HOTEL MEGACITY BAR & RESTAURANT, Rep by its Proprietor C.Narendranath, S/o. C.Bala Krishan, aged 43 years, Occ: business, R/o. Flat No.101, Hill Top Residency, H.No.8-2-310/A/31/A, Road No.10 & 14, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Having office at Narayanaguda, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in considering the appeal Cr.No.C2/603/2008 pending disposal on the ﬁle of the respondent as illegal, arbitrary, and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to issue renewal 2-B license in the name of the petitioner, forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MOHD.MOIN AHMED QUADRI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 18928 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the respondent-Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise in considering the statutory appeal preferred by the petitioner against the order dated 07-07-2008 of the Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Dhoolpet, is arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for the respondent and having regard to the fact that the appeal is pending before the respondent, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal pending on his ﬁle against the order, dated 07-07-2008, of the Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Dhoolpet, following due process of law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date:01-09-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in 2 days. B/o KLP