IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

WRIT PETITION No.36937 OF 2025

DATE : 03.12.2025

Between:

Dwaraka Prasad Chowdary …Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana & Others

…Respondents

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of

India seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to not to grant /Issue License in the petitioners House/ Premises/ shop bearing No 13-1-9/1, Seetarambagh, Bhoiguda Kaman,Hyderabad for the lease period 2025 to 2027, without the written consent or the

Lease Agreement from the petitioner, and pass......”

2. Heard Mr. Md.Murtuza Ali Faruqui, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.Jagan, learned Government Pleader for

Prohibition and Excise.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No. 4 has granted a license in respect of the petitioner’s premises/shop bearing No. 13-1-9/1, Seetarambagh, Bhoiguda Kaman, Hyderabad, for the period 2025 to 2027, without obtaining the petitioner’s written consent or entering into any lease agreement for the said premises. Accordingly, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities not to grant or issue any license in respect of the said premises.

4. Learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise submits that the successful bidders for grant of licenses have been identified. However, no application has been submitted so far for establishing the shop in question. He further submits that, as per Rule 25 of the Bar License Rules, 2012, prior to the sanction of any license, the competent authority is required to obtain consent from the owner of the premises. Therefore, before granting any such license, due notice would be issued to the petitioner. It is further clarified that there is no impediment to issuing such notice to the petitioner prior to granting a license for establishing a shop or bar in the petitioner claimed premises.

5. I have perused the material available on record.

6. Having regard to the submissions made by both sides, and as the parties are agreeable, the Respondent authorities are directed to the issue notice before the grant of any license for establishing a shop or bar in the subject premises and liberty is reserved to the petitioner to pursue his grievance before the competent authorities. Upon receipt of objections of the petitioner, if any, the authorities concerned shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law by following due process.

7. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous Petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.

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N.TUKARAMJI, J Date: 03.12.2025 CHS