IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 7146 of 2009 Between: K. Chandra Sekhar S/o. K.Venkateswara Rao R/o. 4-8-398, Main Road, Amarvathi, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 The Dy. Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Guntur, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not considering the application submitted by the petitioner for prior clearance for grant of licence by Bar as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider the application for prior clearance for grant of licence by Bar. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P.GANGA RAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.7146 of 2009 ORDER: The main grievance of the petitioner is that he submitted an application in Form-1A on 20.11.2008 to the 1st respondent- Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Hyderabad, for prior clearance for grant of licence to run the Bar in the name and style of M/s. Safari Restaurant & Bar at the premises bearing D.No.3-1-44, main road, Pattabhipuram, Guntur, but till date the 1st respondent has not considered the same. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise, on instructions, submits that the respondents will consider the application, dated 20.11.2008, submitted by the petitioner after completion of the General Elections, 2009. Recording the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the application, dated 20.11.2008, submitted by the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, soon after completion of the General Elections, 2009, as agreed by the respondents. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J 07.04.2009 v v