IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5891 of 2010 Between: M/s. Kishore General Stores & Jaggery, Rep. by its Prop. Ankam Satyanarayana, S/o. Surya Rao, R/o. 7-199, Raghunanthapuram, Srirampuram Post, Rajanagarm Mandal, East Godavari District and its Branches situated at 3-88, Nandarada, Nandarada Panchayat, Rajanagaram Mandal, E.G.District, 2-150, Gummuluru, Korukonda Mandal, E.G. Dist. 4-7, Gadarada Korukonda Mandal, E.G. Dist. 1-169, Venkatanagaram, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G. District. ..... Petitioner AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District at Kakinada. 3 The Station House Officer, Rajanagaram Police Station, East Godavari District. .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in harassing and interfering with the business of the Petitioner and insisting the Petitioner not to sell the black jaggery, which is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, without jurisdiction and subversion of Art. 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India and in violation of principles of natural justice by holding that the respondent No.3 cannot interfere in day to day business affairs of the petitioner's shops situated at 7-199, Raghunathapuram, Srirampuram Post, Rajanagaram Mandal, East Godavari District, 3-88, Nandarada, Nandarada Panchayat, Rajanagaram Mandal, E.G District, 2-150, Gummuluru, Korukonda Mandal, E.G. District, 4-7, Gadarada, Korukonda Madnal, E.G. District and 1-169, Venkatanagaram, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G. District and consequently hold that the petitioners are entitled to sell the black jaggery; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI E.V.S.VENU GOPAL, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Asst. Govt. Pleader for Home for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home seeks two weeks’ time for filing counter-affidavit. Pending further orders, the respondents shall not interfere with the petitioners’ business of selling black jaggery unless they are found indulging in manufacturing of illicitly distilled liquor. Post on 19-03-2010. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, . Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District at Kakinada. 3. The Station House Officer, Rajanagaram Police Station, East Godavari District. ( 1 to 3 by RPAD) 4. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Home, High court of A.P.Hyd. (O.UT) 5. One C.C.to Sri E.V.S.Venugopal Advocate. (OPUC) 6. one spare copy. HIGH COURT CVNR.J DATED 15-03-2010 POST ON 19-03-2010 ORDER W.P.NO. 5891 OF 2010 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 17-3-2010 HIGH COURT CVNR.J DATED 15-03-2010 POST ON 19-03-2010 ORDER W.P.NO. 5891 OF 2010 DIRECTION