THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :21906 of 2009 DATED: 14-10-2009 Between: M.Ashok Reddy. ..... PETITIONER And The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Nampally, Hyderabad & another. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: With a view to establish a Bar & Restaurant, the petitioner applied for grant of prior clearance in Form No.IA of the A.P.Excise (Grant of licence of selling by Bar and conditions of licence) Rules 2005. However, as the 1st respondent-Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Nampally has not passed any orders so far, petitioner approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise appearing for the respondents. 3. The said application was filed by the petitioner for grant of prior clearance as early as on 23-06-2008. The 1st respondent ought not to have kept the application pending for more than one year. He ought to have passed orders either granting or rejecting the same at the earliest. 4. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent-Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Nampally, to consider the said application, dated 23-06-2008, and pass appropriate orders at the earliest, preferably, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 14th October, 2009. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order within three days. B/o Tsy