IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21962 of 2007 Between: M/s. Bhuvaneshwari Trader rep by its Proprietor Uppugalla Ashok S/o Mallaiah R/o D. No. 2-5, Narmetta (M), Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Warangal, Warangal District. 2 The Assistant Excise Superintendent, Warangal, Warangal District. 3 The Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise Station, Janggaon, Warangal District 4 The Station House Officer, Law & Order, Nermetta Police Station, Warangal District. 5 The Sarpanch, Gramapanchayat Nermetta Village and Mandal, Warangal District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.PALLE NAGESWAR RAO Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE Counsel for Respondent No.4: GP FOR HOME Counsel for Respondent No.5: Ms.G.ELISHA. The Court made the following : ORDER: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner sought for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in harassing the petitioner by interfering with its business in Black Jaggery and Alum covered by valid licenses and seizing the said items, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise submitted that a Criminal Case was registered against the petitioner vide COR No.370/2007-08 of Prohibition and Excise Station, Jangaon, Warangal District, and that the petitioner filed Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No.5166 of 2007 under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of the said crime. She further submitted that by Order dated 22nd October, 2007, this Court quashed the said crime and since then, the respondents are not interfering with the business of the petitioner. Inasmuch as the petitioner succeeded in getting the Criminal Case quashed and the respondents have not been interfering with the petitioner’s business, the Writ Petition is disposed of in the following terms: ‘The respondents shall not interfere with the petitioner’s business of Black Jaggery and Alum so long as the transactions are covered by proper bills and way bills and the petitioner continues to have license to carry on the trade in the said items.’ As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.28464 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 2nd June, 2008 LUR