THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION No :27755 of 2010 DATED:10-11-2010 Between: Karrotu Janaki Ramayya. ..... PETITIONER And The Superintendent of police, Kakinada, East Godavari District & 6 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents 1 & 2 in taking action on the complaints lodged by him and other villagers in the month of August, 2010 and September 2010 as well as on 30- 10-2010 against respondents 3 to 7, as illegal, arbitrary and against the rules framed under the A.P.Excise Act, 1968. 2. Petitioner herein and other villagers made several representations to the respondents 1 and 2 stating that the respondents 3 to 7, who are the local wine shop owners, are selling liquor at rates higher than the M.R.P. and also running belt shops and intoxicating the villagers. However, no action has been taken so far. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise appearing for respondents 1 and 2. 4. Since no action is taken on the representations of the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition with the following direction: Respondents 1 and 2 are directed to consider and dispose of the aforesaid representations of the petitioner, expeditiously, and pass appropriate order after issuing notice to the respondents 3 to 7 and providing opportunity of hearing to him. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ N.V.RAMANA,J 10th November, 2010. Tsy