ORDER :

1. This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs:

“to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the respondents contained in errata notification dated 06.12.2019 to the extraordinary gazette notification No.720, dated 29.11.2019 by extending the time for online registration licence applications from 06.12.2019 to 09.12.2019 is arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to take into account the online applications for bar licenses for the year 2020– 21 which are uploaded beyond 03.00 pm on 06.12.2019 and further direct the respondents to grant bar licenses where the number of valid applications (those which are within time i.e. 03.00 pm on 06.12.2019) to the applicants since the number of bar licenses are more than the valid licence registration forms, without conducting any drawal of lots”

2. Respondents are the State and the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh, who issued Gazette notification and subsequent notification.

3. The petitioners are claiming to be the person