IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 20160 of 2008 Between: M.Vishwanath Goud, S/o. Gagaiah, Licencee of M/s Sri Ganga Wines, At premises no.8-3- 169/60/133, Yousufguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Circle Inspector, Jubilee Hills, Police Station, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 2 The Proh. and Excise Superintendent, Hyderabad. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent herein, in not passing any orders pursuant to the petitioners representation dated 12-9-2008 for grant of police protection to him in opening and running of the wine shop under the name and style of M/s Sri Ganga wines situated at premises bearing No.8-3-169/60/133 Yousufguda, Hyderabad, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent No.1 herein to forthwith grant police protection to the petitioner to open the shop for carrying on with petitioner's business in premises bearing No.8-3-169/60/133 Yousufguda, Hyderabad, and to grant such other relief or reliefs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MRS.S.NANDA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 20160 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “To issue an appropriate writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent herein, in not passing any orders pursuant to the petitioners representation dated 12- 9-2008 for grant of police protection to him in opening and running of the wine shop under the name and style of M/s Sri Ganga wines situated at premises bearing No.8-3-169/60/133 Yousufguda, Hyderabad, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent No.1 herein to forthwith grant police protection to the petitioner to open the shop for carrying on with petitioner's business in premises bearing No.8- 3-169/60/133 Yousufguda, Hyderabad.” Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents and having regard to the fact that the petitioner’s representation dated 12-09-2008 is pending before the respondents, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner’s request and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 16-09-2008 Note: Issue C.C. by tomorrow. B/o KLP