THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.757 of 2006 10th January 2006 Between: K.C. Subhadra Bai, W/o. H. Chandra Rao, R/o. RTC Colony, Chaitanya Nagar, Hindupur, Anantapur District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. Commissioner for Prohibition and Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 Deputy Commissioner for Prohibition and Excise, Anantapur. 3 Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Penukonda, Anantapur District. ...RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.757 OF 2006 ORDER: Heard both the counsel. The matter is coming up for admission and in the light of the submissions made by both the counsel; the Writ Petition is being finally disposed of. The present Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner for issuance of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the inaction of the respondents in not passing any orders on the application dated 21.06.2005 for grant of licence in Form I B of A.P.Excise (Grant of Licence of selling by Bar and Conditions of Licence) Rules 2005 (“the Rules” for brevity) as illegal, arbitrary and consequently, direct to dispose of the application forthwith. It is stated that the petitioner made an application for grant of licence for opening Bar and Restaurant on 21.06.2005 in prescribed proforma in accordance with the Rules. Several other factual details also have been narrated. The main grievance of the writ petitioner is that though an application was made to the second respondent on 21.06.2005, so far no orders have been passed either accepting or rejecting the said application. In view of the facts and circumstances which had been explained in para Nos.2 to 7 in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, the Writ Petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the application dated 21.06.2005 within a period of eight (8) weeks from today. No costs. ________________ (P.S.NARAYANA, J) 10th January 2006 RRB