IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7682 of 2000 Between: The Hyderabad Club (Registered Society) under the Hyderabad Societies Act 1 of 1350 Falsi, Tilak Road, Ramkoti, Hyderabad, Rep. by Secretary Sri R.Anantha Reddy, S/o R.Durga Reddy ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad- 500 022. 2 The Commissioner of Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. .....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 pass a writ or order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to permit the members of the petitioner's club to consume the Indian Made Foreign Liquor in the club premises if necessary by setting aside Rule 7 of A.P. Liquor (Permit and Licence) Rule 1995 without putting any restriction by declaring the action of the respondents as illegal, bad and arbitrary; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and the High Court dated 27-04-2000 made in WPMP.No. 10075 of 2000 and upon hearing the arguments of SRI J.R. MANOHAR RAO, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt. Pleader for Excise for the respondents, the Court made the following: …Contd.. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad- 500 022. 2 The Commissioner of Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. ( 1 & 2 by RPAD) 3. The Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Hyderabad. (BY SPL. MESSENGER) 4. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Excise, High court of A.P.Hyd.(BY SPL. MESSENGER) 5. One C.C.to Sri J.R. Manohar Rao Advocate. (OPUC) 6. one spare copy. HIGH COURT VE.J & PSR.J DATED 23-07-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 7682 OF 2000 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 29-7-2009 HIGH COURT VE.J & PSR.J DATED 23-07-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 7682 OF 2000 DIRECTION