IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5588 of 2004 Between: J. Sreerama Murthy, S/o. Pattabhi Ramaiah, RTC Bus STand, Amalapuram, E.G.District Licencee of M/s. Royal Wines. ..... PETITIONER AND Amalapuram Municipality, Amalapuram, E.G.District rep., by its Commissioner. .....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 writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondent in demanding the petitioners to pay trade licence fee @ 1% of the total licence fee paid to the excise department as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.JAGANNATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.NAGESWARA REDDY THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5588 of 2004 ORDER: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent- Municipality that the subject matter of this writ petition is covered by a judgment of this Court in Y.Venkateswar Rao v. Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Khammam District[1]. Recording the submission made by the counsel, the writ petition is allowed subject to the condition that if the petitioner is running a Bar and Restaurant, he shall be liable to pay the trade licence fee. No order as to costs. R.SUBHASH REDDY,J Date:22.07.2009 usd [1] 2006(1) ALD 445