IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 25796 of 2008 Between: Toddy Tapers Cooperative Society, (TCS) Lingampet, Nizamabad District, Rep by its President S. Eswar Goud, S/o. Naragoud aged 30 years ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise Department, A.P. Hyderabad. 2 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Kamareddy, Nizamabad 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 or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent No. 1 in considering stay petition or appeal itself filed by the petitioner on 11-11-2008 against the orders of respondent No. 2 dt. 7-11-2008 as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the direction issued by the Hon'ble High Court in WP No. 20620/2008 dated 24-9-2008 and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent No. 1 to consider and dispose of the stay petition or appeal itself within a reasonable time. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the RespondentS: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.25796 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.1 in not considering stay petition or appeal filed by the petitioner on 11.11.2008 against the orders passed by the 2nd respondent in his proceedings, dated 07.11.2008, cancelling the licence held by the petitioner. It appears, the licences held by the petitioner Society to run the toddy shops were cancelled by proceedings, dated 07.11.2008, passed by the 2nd respondent on the ground of adulteration of toddy with Chloral Hydrate. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner carried the matter in appeal before the 1st respondent, namely, the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, along with stay petition, but till date no orders are passed either on the stay petition or in the appeal. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner against the proceedings, dated 07.11.2008, passed by the 2nd respondent and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained as to the licences held by the petitioner. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 04.12.2008 Note: Furnish CC in three days B/o v v