IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11130 of 2009 Between: R. Shiva Kumar S/o. Mallaiah R/o. Keesara Village & Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.RAMCHANDER GOUD Counsel for the Respondent:AGP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside proceedings, dated 04.11.2008. After arguing the case for some time, Sri V.Ramchander Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner sought for permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a statutory appeal before the appellate authority under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, having regard to the request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner to permit the petitioner to file an appeal within a reasonable time, as limitation for filing appeal already expired, the petitioner is permitted to file an appeal before the appellate authority within a period of three (3) weeks from today. If the appeal is filed within the said time, the appellate authority shall entertain and dispose of the same on merits, without raising any objection on limitation. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as withdrawn, WPMP.No.14304 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 9th JUNE, 2009. kvni