IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8099 of 2009 Between: Mr. K. Sailu Goud S/o. Bichanna Goud R/o. Ananthavaram Village, Balmoor Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Proh. & Excise Superintendent Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar District Government of A.P. 2 The Proh. & Excise Inspector SHO Achampet, Mahabubnagar District Government of A.P. .....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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in suspending the petitioner's licence in Cr.No. C/15/2009/NKL dt. 1-4-2009 without giving a reasonable opportunity and the suspension for an inordinate period is illegal, arbitrary unjust and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.AMARNATH GOUD THODUPUNURI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.8099 of 2009 Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise appearing for the respondents. The petitioner states that he was granted TFT licence on 05.11.2007, by the Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar District, the first respondent herein, valid upto 30.09.2012. While so, the second respondent registered a case in Crime No.630/2008-09, dated 24.03.2009, under Section 37(a) of the A.P.Excise Act, 1968 on the allegation that the petitioner is selling toddy adulterated with Chloral Hydrate. Pursuant to the same, the first respondent issued proceedings, dated 01.04.2009, suspending the licence of the petitioner with immediate effect, pending enquiry. Questioning the same, the present writ petition is filed. Pending enquiry, the licence of the petitioner was suspended. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the matter, at this stage. However, when the writ petition is taken up for consideration, it is represented by the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise that the respondents are going to complete the enquiry within a period four weeks. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to complete the enquiry within a period of four weeks and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of, at the admission stage. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 20.04.2009 VGB