IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5266 of 2008 Between: 1 E. Babu BGoud S/o. E. Anjaneyulu R./o. 1-235, Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Mandal and District. 2 E. Krishna Goud S/o.E. Naganna Goud R./o. 1-249, Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Mandal and District. 3 E. Venkata Swamy Goud S/o.E. Ramachandrudu R./o. 1-51, Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Mandal and District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Proh. & Excise Superintendent, Kurnool,. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Kurnool District. 2 The Commissioner for Proh. & Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.AMARNATH GOUD THODUPUNURI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not issuing the Tree For Tappers (TFT) license in favour of the petitioners at Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Mandal and District, as illegal, arbitrary and unjust. The petitioners also sought for a direction to the respondents to issue the TFT licences in their favour. Heard Sri T.Amarnath Goud, learned Counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise. A perusal of the record shows that the petitioners applied for TFT license for the excise year 2004-05 for Panchalingala Village; that they got qualified in the tapping test conducted by the Prohibition and Excise Inspector, Kurnool; that their names were proposed for sanction of new TFT shops at Panchalingala Village. It is further evident that on 30-06-2005, respondent No.2 issued order for establishment of new TFT shops and a memo was issued on 29-07-2005 to the Prohibition and Excise Inspector, Kurnool, to submit proposals for the issue of new TFT licenses in favour of the petitioners. The proceedings dated 27-12-2006 addressed by respondent No.1 to the Joint Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise AP (Hqrs), which reveal the above mentioned facts, also show that despite the memo issued to the Prohibition and Excise Inspector on 29- 07-2005 to submit proposals, he has not submitted the same on the ground that the petitioners have not submitted their applications within time and that hence TFT licenses were not issued at Panchalingala Village for the excise year 2004-05. The petitioner filed a copy of endorsement dated 08-02-2008 issued by the Public Information Officer (Assistant Prohibition and Excise Superintendent), Office of respondent No.1, which shows that there are no TFT shops functioning in Panchalingala Village at present and that proposals for sanction of new TFT shops for the lease year 2007-08 have been submitted to respondent No.2 on 27-09-2007 vide their office proceedings in Rc.No.B1/3004/2007, and that applicants will be issued TFT licenses after receipt of the orders from respondent No.2. The grievance of the petitioners is that despite pendency of proposals before respondent No.2, as mentioned in the above mentioned endorsement dated 08-02- 2008, respondent No.2 has not given his final approval. Since the petitioner’s grievance that respondent No.2 has not given final approval despite the proposals pending for a long time appears justifiable, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to dispose of the proposals sent by the Office of respondent No.1 on 27-09- 2007 within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the event, respondent No.2 finds any valid objection for not giving approval, he shall issue notices to the petitioners and pass a detailed order, after giving them an opportunity of personal hearing. As a sequel to disposal of the main petition, WPMP.No.6835 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 13-03-2008 LUR