IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1745 of 2003 Between: M/s. New Balaji Wines, IL-24, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District, represented by its licensee M. Kamalakar Rao. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Proh. & Excise Superintendent, Karimnagar District. 2 Proh. & Excise Inspector, SHO, Proh & Excise Station, Godavarikhani., Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 issue a Writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring Rc.No.201/2002/P&Ex/A5, dt.25/01/2003 of the first respondent in suspending the licence as a substantial punishment as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and against principles of natural justice and set aside the same and further suspend the operation of Rc.NO.201/2002/P&Ex/A5, dt.25-01-2003 of the first respondent consequentially permit the petitioner to carry on the business upto validity of the licence. Counsel for the Petitioner :MR.T.AMARNATH GOUD Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to carry on business upto the validity of the licence by declaring the proceedings of the Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Karimnagar District in RC No.201/2002/P&Ex/A5 dt. 25- 1-2003 as illegal, and arbitrary. This court while admitting the writ petition permitted the petitioner to carry on the business upto the validity period by suspending the operation of the impugned order dt. 25-1-2003. In effect, the petitioner continued its business till the expiry of the license period. In view of the same, no further cause survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ..ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. 1. Proh. & Excise Superintendent, Karimnagar District. 2 Proh. & Excise Inspector., SHO, Proh & Excise Station, Godavarikhani., Karimnagar District. 2. 2 CCs to GP for Prohibition and Excise (OUT). 3. 2CD copies