HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.17198 of 2010 Date: July 28, 2010 Between: M/s. Ganesh Restaurant and Bar Rep. by its proprietor Chintapatla Murali Krishna. … Petitioner And 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Hyderabad and 3 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.17198 of 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that the Excise Authorities are not granting a licence in Form 2B in the name of the petitioner to enable it to run its operations. The petitioner seeks a consequential direction in this regard. 2. The petitioner restaurant and bar was accorded permission for the excise year 2009-2010 and in pursuance thereof prior clearance dated 16.02.2009 was issued by the office of the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Hyderabad. The petitioner was however required to apply separately for grant of a licence in Form-2B. The petitioner having paid the requisite licence fee on 17.02.2009 applied for issuance of the said licence. While so, a writ petition was filed by rival traders in W.P. No.2417 of 2009 seeking interdiction of the grant of 2B licence in favour of the petitioner. The said writ petition was dismissed on 17.3.2009 and was confirmed in appeal by order dated 22.4.2010 in W.A. No.380 of 2009. 3. The complaint of the petitioner is that in spite of the conclusion of the cases the Excise Authorities are not proceeding further in the matter of grant of licence in its favour. It is stated that the authorities also obtained a legal opinion from the Government Pleader in this regard. The petitioner therefore seeks a direction to the authorities to grant the licence in Form-2B to enable it to operate. 4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Excise, on instructions, stated that there was no further impediment to the grant of licence as sought by the petitioner restaurant and bar. 5. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Excise Authorities, respondents herein, to take necessary action for grant of a licence in Form-2B in favour of the petitioner under the Andhra Pradesh Excise (Grant of Licence of selling by Bar and Conditions of Licence) Rules, 2005, duly taking note of the fact that the litigation before this Court seeking interdiction of the grant of the licence has already concluded in favour of the petitioner. This exercise shall be completed within one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ___________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: July 28, 2010. Note: Issue C.C. by tomorrow. //B.O.// BSB