1. - This is a special appeal filed by Peerulal under Section 18 of he Rajasthan High Court Ordinance against an order of a Single Judge of this Court dated July 14, 1980, by which the writ petition of the petitioner for restraining the Excise and Prohibit on Officer, In charge of District Jodhpur from extending the period of licence in favour of respondent No. 4 for sale of country liquor to authorised persons under Section 31 of the Rajasthan Prohibition Act, hereinafter referred to as the Act No 17 of 1969, and for quashing the orders, if any that might have been passed by the respondents Nos. 2 and 3 during the pendency of the writ petition and for issuance of any direct on or order that might be deemed expedient in the interests of justice, was dismissed.

2. The brief facts leading to the filing of the writ petition, out of which this special appeal arises, may be stated as follows: The petitioner had been dealing in country liquor under a licence issued to him under the Rajasthan Excise Act in the past. At the tine of filing the writ petition, the petitioner had no licence to deal in country liquor but he was interested in obtaining the licence for sale of country liq