IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 22134 of 2005 Between: V. Suresh, S/o Venkateswara Rao, r/o D. No. 4-22-521, 3rd line, Goutham Nagar, Koritepadu, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 2. The Deputy Commissionr, Prohibition & Excise Guntur. 3. The Superintendent, Prohibition & Excise, Guntur District, Guntur ...RESPONDENTS * * * ORDER: For declaring the action of the first respondent in not considering application for grant of Bar license in favour of the petitioner at D.No.14-3-93, Stadium Road, Guntur, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition has been filed. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that on his application in form-IB for grant of Bar licence at D.No.14-3-93, Stadium Road, Guntur, for the excise year 2005-2006, the 3rd respondent, after verification and inspection of the proposed premises, recommended for grant of the same. Inspite of the same, the first respondent has not considered his application. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for the respondents. 4. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the first respondent in accordance with law for grant of Bar licence in favour of the petitioner for the excise year 2005-2006. 5. Therefore, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take appropriate decision on the application of the petitioner for grant of Bar licence for the excise year 2005-2006 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ________________ K.C.BHANU, J. Date: 07th October 2005. BSB