IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6667 of 2004 Between: J. Mohan Rao, S/o. J. Bathaiah, Municipal Shop Room No.18, Kothapeta Street, Srikalahasti, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Srikalashasti Municipality, Srikalahasti, Chittoor 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 will be pleased to issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of 2nd respondent in demanding the petitioners to pay trade license @ 1% of the total license fee paid to the Excise Department as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.CHANDRAIH NAIDU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for both the parties that this writ petition is covered to be disposed of, in view of a judgment passed by this Court in the case of “Y.Venkateswara Rao and others Vs. the Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Khammam District and another”[1].. Following the aforesaid judgment, this writ petition is also allowed, subject to condition that if the petitioner runs Bar and Restaurant, he shall be liable to pay the trade license fee. No order as to costs. ___________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 23rd July, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6667 of 2004 23rd July, 2009 CBS [1] 2006 (1) ALD 445.