THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16146 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to renew the licence of the petitioner to run bar and restaurant in the name and style of "Vaishnavi Bar and Restaurant" situated at premises No.16-9-38, Padmana Nagar, Old Malakpet, Hyderabad from 1.7.2009 to 30.6.2010. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise. 3. The general public of the locality, where the petitioner is running business in the name and style of "Vaishnavi Restaurant and Bar", approached this Court and filed W.P.No.3477 of 2008 seeking direction to the official respondents therein not to renew the licence of the respondent No.4 - petitioner herein, and later, they also filed an application in W.P.M.P.No.14094 of 2009 praying for an interim relief to the effect that licence to run bar and restaurant in favour of the petitioner herein be not renewed for the year 2009-2010. Having heard both the counsel, a Division Bench of this Court disposed of the said application, by order dated 09.06.2009, and the operative portion of the said order reads as under: "At this juncture, respondent Nos.1 to 3 cannot be restrained from renewing licence in favour of respondent No.4. We, therefore, direct that the official respondents shall consider all relevant facts and the findings of fact arrived at by different authorities, including the report of the Commissioner before renewing the licence. The concerned authorities shall also consider whether renewal of licence would be in accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Excise (Grant of Licenses of Selling by Bar and Conditions of Licences) Rules, 2005. The authorities shall also consider the objections raised by the present petitioners in Writ Petition No.3477 of 2008. If, after considering all relevant facts, the concerned respondent comes to the conclusion that the licence deserves to be renewed, while renewing the licence, reasons for renewing the licence shall be recorded and the objections which have been raised in the petition shall also be dealt with. If the licence is renewed after recording reasons, a copy of the reasons shall be forwarded to petitioner No.1 by registered post acknowledgment due". 4. Apparently, in view of the interim order dated 09.06.2009 passed by a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.M.P.No.14094 of 2009 in W.P.No.3477 of 2008, the licence of the petitioner was not renewed on 01.07.2009. But, it does not mean that till the guilt of the petitioner is proved, he shall be precluded from continuing as licencee. As it is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that a three-men committee was constituted, pursuant to the directions issued by the Division Bench of this Court, and the said committee held a detailed enquiry and furnished a report, the Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Hyderabad Division - 3rd respondent is duty bound to pass appropriate orders, basing on the report furnished by the committee and he cannot keep the things in abeyance forever. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to consider the report furnished by the three-men committee (if already submitted), at the earliest, preferably, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 7th August, 2009 Note: Furnish CC by two days (b/o) cbs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16146 of 2009 (Disposed of) 7th August, 2009 Note: Furnish CC by two days (b/o) cbs