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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA
N.R. Wines – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J.
This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following relief:
"to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the order vide Rc.No.30/2025/B1 dated 17.05.2025 passed by Respondent No.4 under Section 31 (1)(b) of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1986 read with Rule 57 of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Rules, 2024 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1986 and the Rules made thereunder violative of the principles of the natural Justice and unconstitutional and consequently set aside the order vide Rc.No.30/2025/BI dated 17.05.2025 of the 4th Respondent and pass such other order or orders...”
2. The case of the petitioner in brief is that the petitioner was granted license for sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Foreign Liquor (FL) for the period commencing from 11.02.2025 to 30.09.2026 in respect of the A4 shop situated at Sy.No.340/14 of Garlapeta Village, Garlapeta Panchayat, Marripudi Mandal. The petitioner has been running the subject shop underthe name and style of M/s. N.R. Wines in a
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