JUDGMENT

D.V.S.S.Somayajulu, J. - Both these writ petitions filed under Article 226 are taken up for hearing together with the consent of the learned counsels for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Excise.

2. The prayer in W.P.No.14386 of 2020 is to declare the action of the 4threspondent in registering Crime No.95 of 2020 of Rampachodavaram Police Station, for the offence under Section 34 (A) of the A.P. Excise Amendment Act, 2020 as illegal arbitrary etc.

3. In W.P.No.10289 of 2020 the prayer is for a mandamus against the action of the 3rd respondent in registering the Crime No.423 of 2020 of Jaggaiahpet Police Station for the offence under Section 34 (A) of the A.P. Excise Act as contrary to the G.O.Ms.No.411. Consequential prayers were also made in both these writ petitions.

4. The sum and substance of the controversy and the issue that is raised in these cases is that as per G.O.Ms.No.411, dated 24.09.2019, a person can carry three bottles of any size of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (in short "IMFL"). Both the counsel in the writ petitions have questioned