ORDER:

1. This writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India is filed, questioning the order passed by 3rd respondent in PE-26/2020-JA(B3)-DCP&EVSKP dated 16.03.2020, declare the same as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction, consequently direct 3rd respondent to permit the petitioner to conduct business.

2. The petitioner is the licensee of M/s.Veeranjaneya Restaurant and Bar, Visakhapatnam. 3rd respondent issued show cause notice and also passed order of suspension in PE-26/2020-JA(B3)-DCP&EVSKP dated 24.02.2020, wherein it is stated that the Prohibition & Excise Superintendent has submitted a report stating that on 21.02.2020 at about 13:00 hours, as per the instructions of Prohibition & Excise Enforcement Wing, Visakhapatnam, the Prohibition & Excise, Enforcement Wing visited the bar premises and found one person conducting sale of liquor at the counter of the said bar and on questioning the said person, he disclosed his identity and on verification of the stock it was found that there was difference and the Prohibition & Excise, Inspector, scanned the heel numbers printed on the bottles, found 32 bottles belonging to various government retail outlets.

3. 3rd resp