B. SIVA SANKARA RAO, J.

1. All the petitioners in the 19 writ petitions respectively are the licensees of the wine shops in different parts of the State of Andhra Pradesh. Impugning the proceedings of suspension of the licence respectively by the Superintendent Prohibition & Excise of the concerned Districts, these writ petitions are filed.

2(a). So far as W.P.No.1359 of 2018 concerned the same is filed by one Sri D.Ramakrishna of M/s.D.J.Wines, GS.No. EG/128/2017-19, Guripudi Village, Karapa Mandal, East Godavari District, and the respondent Nos.1 to 5 are State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Excise-II) Dept., rep. by its Principal Secretary, The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Vijayawada, The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Kakinada, The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Kakinada and the Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise Station, Tallarevu, East Godavari District. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the proceedings of the 4th respondent-Excise Superintendent cum licensing authority issued in RC.No.PESKKD-IMLOO the/3/2018-JA-A3(P&E)-KKDEG- 1 dated 12.01.2018 an