THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.24963 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is carrying business in Black Jaggery and Alum under the Certificate of Registration issued by the Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, Karimnagar. He states that the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad issued a Circular, dated 22.12.2201, in pursuance of the order, dated 13.08.2007, passed by this Court in W.P.No.18378 of 2007, wherein the respondent- authorities were directed not to interfere with the purchase and sale of Black Jaggery and Alum under proper bills. Despite the same, the respondent-authorities are interfering with his business activities. Hence, he filed the writ petition with the following prayer. “to issue Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in harassing by interfering with the business of the petitioner in Black Jaggery and Alum under valid licence and also seizing the said jaggery and Alum, even though he produced bills and way bills evidencing that it was purchased under bills and transported under way bills and not allowing the petitioner to carry on business in Black Jaggery and Alum, as illegal and arbitrary and without any authority of law and consequently, direct the respondents not to interfere or in any manner seize the stocks.” When the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that the respondents have not registered any case against the petitioner and that they are neither interfering with the business activities of the petitioner nor harassing him. Recording the said statement of the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is closed. However, the respondents are directed to strictly adhere to the Circular, dated 22.12.2001, issued by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad, in pursuance of the orders of this Court in W.P.No.18378 of 2007, dated 13.08.2007. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 05th October, 2010 Dr