IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI BILAL NAZKI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT APPEAL NO : 961 of 2005 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 24-03-2005 in WP NO : 5723 OF 2005 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 M/s.Brigade Bar & Restaurant, IL-17, D.No.7-119/1, Opp.CCMB, Habsiguda, Kapra Municipality, Ranga Reddy District, rep.by its LicenceE Mr.B.Ravinder, Reddy, S/o.B.Venkat Reddy, R/o/Nacharam, Hyderabad. 2 M/s.S.S.R.Pleasant Bar & Restaurant IL-17, D.No.7- 119/1 to 7, Nacharam, Habsiguda, RR District, rep. by its Licencee G.Saritheswar Rao. S/o.Shyam Rao. ..... APPELLANTS AND 1 The Proh., & Excise Superintendent, Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Proh., & Excise, Govt. of A.P., at Hyderabad. 3 The Proh., & Excise Inspector, SHO., Excise Station Uppal, RR District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellants : MR.AMARNATH GOUD THODUPUNURI Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORAL JUDGMENT: ( per Hon’ble The Acting Chief Justice ) ….. 1. The licences of the petitioners have been cancelled on the ground that the Bar & Restaurants were within the prohibited area in terms of the Andhra Pradesh Indian Liquor and Foreign Liquor Rules, 1970, as they fell within 50 metres of an educational institution, namely, Osmania University. The grievance of the petitioners is that the Bar & Restaurants were not within 50 metres area. The learned single Judge while dismissing the writ petition gave liberty to the petitioners to apply to the concerned authorities who may verify the distance. 2. We do not find any ground to interfere in the matter as the learned single Judge has taken care of the interest of the public as well as the petitioners. Writ appeal is, therefore, dismissed. No costs. _________________ BILAL NAZKI. ACJ., _____________________ DR. G. YETHIRAJULU. J., Dated: 10.06.2005. VRK. To 1 The Proh., & Excise Superintendent, Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Proh., & Excise, Govt. of A.P., at Hyderabad. 3 The Proh., & Excise Inspector, SHO., Excise Station Uppal, RR District. 4. Two CCs to G.P., for Prohibition & Excise, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WA {JA} HON’BLE SRI BILAL NAZKI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE G. YETHIRAJULU. W.A.NO. 961 OF 2005. ( Judgment of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Acting Chief Justice ) Dt: 10.06.2005.