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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVAT (Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 10665 OF 2025 Between:

EFMDh'armendra, S/o. EP Nataraj, Aged about 41 years, Occ; Business j;^/o.D.No.86-104, APHB Colony, B Camp Kurnool, Kurnool District.

...PETITIONER AND

1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary Revenue (Excise) Department, A. P.Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati Guntur District Andhra Pradesh.

2. The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada.

3. The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise Department, Kurnool, Kurnool District.

4. The District Prohibition and Excise Officer, Kurnool District, Kurnool.

5. The Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise Station, Kurnool, Kurnool District.

...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the action of the

4*^ respondent in not issuing final licence in respect of the shop for the sale of Indian Made Foreign liquor and foreign liquor at G.SI.No.KNL/GK/1, Unit:1 of Kurnool, Kurnool District, pursuant to the provisional licence issued in favour of the petitioner on 10-02-2025 and directing the petitioner to change the existing location of petitioner shop to any other location without notice after commencing the business in pursuance of the Provisional Licence issued by the 4th respondent herein as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, besides violative of Article 14 and 19(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 4*^ respondent to permit/allow the petitioner to continue the shop at the existing premises and grant final A-4 licence in favour of the petitioner forthwith.

lA No: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent to allow/continue the shop for sale of Indian made Foreign Liquor and Foreign Liquor at the existing established premises i.e., at bearing H.No.87/1368-V-N-15, Venkatadri Nagar, Kurnool, Kurnool District for which provisional licence were granted by supplying stock to the petitioner pending disposal of the above Writ Petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI O.MANOHAR REDDY, SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING ON BEHALF OF SRI K.NARSI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4: GP FOR PROHIBITION &EXCISE Counsel for the Respondent No.5: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010214562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3329]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY ,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 10665/2025 Between:

Ep Dharmendrta ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT{S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.KNARSI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1,GP FOR PROHIBITION EXCISE

2.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following:

NV,J W.P. NO.10665 OF 2025 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 10665/2025 ORDER:-

The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following relief:

to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the action of the 4th respondent in not issuing final licence in respect of the shop for the sale of Indian Made Foreign liquor and foreign liquor at G.SI.No.KNUGK/l, Unit:1 of Kurnool, Kurnool District, pursuant to the provisional licence issued in favour of the petitioner on 10-02-2025 and directing the petitioner to change the existing location of petitioner shop to any other location without notice