IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8747 of 2009 Between: Sri Santhoshimata Jaggery Merchants, Rep by its Prop. Mittapalli Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Veeraiah, aged 32, R/o. H.No.5-62, Tanikella Village, Konijerla Mandal, Khammam District and Branch at D.No.1- 43, Main Road, Lingagudem Village, Konijerla Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy superintendent of Police, Law & Order, Wyra, Khammam District. 2 The Addl. Superintendent of Police, Proh and Excise, Khammam District,Khammam 3 The Station House Officer, Law & Order Konijerla P.s., khammam District. 4 The Proh and Excise Inspector, Wyra Khammam 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 to issue Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the atureof Writ of manamus, declaring the action of the resopdnents in harassing by interfering with the business of the petitioenr in Black Jaggery and Alum under valid licence and also seiig the said jaggery and Alum and even though on production of bills and way bills evidencing that it was purchased under bills and transported under way bills and not allowing the petitioner to carry on buisness in Black Jaggery and Alum as illegal and arbitrary and without any authority of law and conseuqently direct the respondents not to interfere or in any manner seize the stocks, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.PALLENAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The case of the petitioner-Santoshimata Jaggery Merchants is that they are carrying on business in Black Jaggery and Alum under the Certificate of Registration issued by the Commercial Tax Officer, Warangal Division. The petitioner states that the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad issued a Circular, dated 22.12.2001 in pursuance of the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.19706 of 2000, dated 12.11.2001, wherein the respondents-authorities were directed not to interfere with the purchase and sale of Black Jaggery and Alum under proper bills. In spite of the same, the respondents- authorities are interfering with the petitioner’s business activities. Hence, the present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioner in selling Black Jaggery and Alum. The 1st and 3rd respondents have filed counter affidavit inter alia denying the averments of the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and stated that as of now no case whatsoever is received or registered against the petitioner and that they are neither interfering with the business activities of the petitioner nor harassing it. In view of the averments made in the counter affidavit, the writ petition is closed. However, the respondents are directed to strictly adhere to the Circular, dated 22.12.2001 issued by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad, in pursuance of the orders of this Court in W.P. No. 19706 of 2000, dated 12.11.2001. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 30th April, 2009 bcj