IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 22127 of 2005 Between: Maddi Hari Kiran, S/o.Nageswara Rao, R/o. Sagar Road, Macherla, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Guntur. 3. The Superintendent, Prohibition and Excise, Gutnru District, Guntur. ...RESPONDENTS * * * ORDER: This writ petition has been filed to declare the action of the respondent No.1 in not considering the application for grant of Bar licence in favour of the petitioner at D.No.12-2-493/2, Sagar Road, Macherla, Guntur District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The case of the petitioner is that though the 3rd respondent, after verification and inspection of the proposed premises, and after complying all the formalities by the petitioner as per the provisions of the A.P. Excise Act and Rules, recommended for grant of Bar licence for the excise year 2005-2006 under the name and style M/s.Bagga Bar & Restaurant, at D.No.12-2-493/2, Sagar Road, Macherla vide proceedings Rc.No.625/2005/B5, dated 21.7.2005, the first respondent has not considered his application for the same. Hence, the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for the respondents. 4. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the first respondent in accordance with law on the application of the petitioner for grant of Bar licence for the excise year 2005-2006. 5. Therefore, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take appropriate decision on the application of the petitioner for grant of Bar licence for the excise year 2005-2006 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ________________ K.C.BHANU, J. Date: 07th October 2005. BSB