IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 22225 of 2007 Between: Srinivasa Nagar Colony, R/o. Welfare Association Regd.No.280/95, Srinivasa Nagar Colony, District, Reop. by its President. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, HYderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Hyderabad. 4 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, at Hyderabad. 5 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Excise Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 6 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Prl. Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 7 M/s. Balaji Wines,Karmanghat 'X' Roads, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District. 8 M/s. Vanga Bar & Restaurant, Srinivasa Nagar, Lingojiguda, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District. 9 M/s. Reliance Bar & Restaurant, Srinivasa Nagar, Lingojiguda, Saroornagar, R.R. 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 will be pleased to For the reasons stated in the "Petition" dated 09-07-2007 sent by the Petitioner herein, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an Order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus calling for the records and remarks from the Respondents herein in and connected to (i) the moralities of granting license for running Bar & Restaurants and in general particularly to the Respondents 7 to 9 herein, namely M/s. Balaji Wines, M/s. Vanga Bar & Restaurant and M/s. Reliance Bar & Restaurant, which are very near to the Educational Institutions and adjacent to APSRTC Bus Stop causing inconvenience and hardships to the people of Srinivasa Nagar Colony in stepping into the buses; (ii) action of the Respondents on the complaints made by the Petitioner association; and this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders directing the concerned authorities to take immediate steps either to shift the wine shop and two Bar and Restaurants in question from the Karmanghat 'X' Roads to any other place or close them permanently and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:PETITION Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 22225 of 2007 ORDER : (Per Hon’ble Sri Anil R.Dave, CJ) In pursuance of a letter dated 9th July 2007, addressed to the Chief Justice of this Court, the contents of the letter were treated as a petition. The grievance ventilated in the petition was to the eﬀect that respondents Nos.7, 8 and 9 were having Bar and Restaurants in the residential area and they ought not have been permitted to do any liquor business at the place where they are doing the business. In pursuance of the notices issued by this Court, the respondent-authorities have ﬁled the reply, and have also placed on record, the material to show that the allegations levelled in the letter are not correct. The map giving details with regard to the location of the Bar and Restaurants in question, has also been placed on record. Upon perusal of the material, as well as upon hearing the learned Government Pleader, it is clear that respondents 7 and 8 are not doing liquor business in the prohibited area, whereas the license of respondent No.9 has not been renewed, and, therefore, he is not running his Bar and Restaurant at the place referred to in the letter. In view of the above facts, we do not ﬁnd any substance in the letter addressed to this Court, and, therefore, the writ petition stands disposed of. _________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 2nd September 2008 ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J ajr To 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, HYderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Hyderabad. 4 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, at Hyderabad. 5 The Prl. Secretary, Excise Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 6 The Prl. Secretary, Home Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad.