THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3626 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is a Bar & Restaurant, established in Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad. In addition to the activity of serving intoxicants and foods, it wanted to undertake amusement activities. For that purpose, applications on 16.12.2009 and 27.12.2009 were submitted to the Commissioner of Police for grant of licence under the provisions of the Hyderabad City Police Act, 1348F. The grievance of the petitioner is that no action has been taken on them so far. Reliance is placed upon certain orders passed by this Court in different writ petitions. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. The petitioner, no doubt, was granted entertainment and amusement licences in the year 2001 and they were valid till 31.12.2005. The Bar & Restaurant was closed thereafter and the amusement and entertainment activity were also ceased. The petitioner intended to resume the said activities and accordingly made applications in December, 2009. The Commissioner of Police certainly has to verify several factors before passing any orders. It cannot be said that there is any avoidable delay in consideration of the applications. The petitioner himself was not clear in his mind and the same resulted in submission of series of applications. This Court took the view in other matters that two weeks period is reasonable for consideration of such applications. So far as the request for enabling the petitioner to undertake such activities pending consideration of such applications is concerned, this Court is not inclined to accede to the same. Things would have been different, had it been a case where the petitioner was holding licence till recently and the applications for renewal are pending. When a fresh application is made, the petitioner cannot be permitted to undertake the activities till the application is considered. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of directing that the first respondent shall consider the applications dated 16.12.2009 and 27.12.2009 submitted by the petitioners filed for grant of amusement and entertainment licences, and pass appropriate orders within a period of two weeks from today. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 22nd February, 2010 Note: Issue CC in two days. (B/o) GHN