IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10838 of 2008 Between: The Toddy Tappers Co-operative Society, Manchanpally Village, Pudur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. … Petitioner And The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Hyderabad & another. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri M. Damodar Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Prohibition & Excise The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10838 of 2008 ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside order dated 25.03.2008 of respondent No.1 suspending one of the shop licences of the petitioner society, pending enquiry into the proceedings initiated for termination of licence. This Court, by order dated 21.05.2008, suspended the impugned order. On the strength of the said suspension order, the petitioner is permitted to carry on the business. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise submitted that in view of the subsistence of the interim order, respondent No.1 could not complete the enquiry. I do not find any justification for respondent No.1 to keep the enquiry pending on the ground of existence of interim order passed by this Court because the interim order pertains only to suspension of the licence. This Court has never stayed the enquiry and passing of final orders. Inasmuch as the impugned order is kept under suspension for more than two years and as the enquiry is pending, it is not appropriate to adjudicate on the contentions raised in this writ petition on merits. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to complete the enquiry and pass a final order, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner’s representative, within a period of two months from today. Pending passing of final order, the petitioner shall be allowed to continue the business. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.14137 of 2008 and WVMP.No.2365 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 31.08.2010. ES