IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27645 OF 2011 Between: M/s. Vikranth Restaurant & Bar .....PETITIONER AND State of Andhra Pradesh and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27645 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition has been taken up by M/s. Vikranth Restaurant and Bar, a proprietary concern, represented by its Proprietor U. Jayaraghava Reddy, seeking mandamus declaring the action of the official respondents in granting 2B Licence in favour of the fourth respondent to run its business in the premises situated at 5/98, Railway Station Road, opposite to Teachers Colony, Venkatagiri Town, Nellore, as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner is running a restaurant and bar in Venkatagiri Town after obtaining necessary permissions and licences. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the fourth respondent herein without 2B Licence secured VAT registration certificate. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a representation on 28.09.2011 to the Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Hyderabad, ventilating its grievance. When the Writ Petition came up for admission, Sri K. Ravi Prasad, learned counsel, takes notice on behalf of the fourth respondent and where as learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise takes notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3. Learned counsel appearing for the fourth respondent contends that the petitioner has no locus standi to oppose the grant of 2B Licence to the fourth respondent. The limited grievance of the petitioner is that the second respondent is likely to consider and grant 2B Licence to the fourth respondent without considering its representation dated 28.09.2011. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 28.09.2011 before granting 2B Licence to the fourth respondent and pass appropriate orders. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ B. SESHASAYANA REDDY, J October 07, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. by tomorrow. B/O.MD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27645 OF 2011 October 07, 2011 MD