IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V. VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.14378 OF 2026 DATE OF ORDER: 01.05.2026 Between:

Gangaraboina Sandhya …Petitioner AND The State of Telangana Represented by its Secretary Excise Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 6 others.

…Respondents

ORDER :

This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking the following relief:

“...to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of respondent No.4 in not considering and taking action on the Petitioners representation dated 27.01.2026 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to i) Conduct an immediate inspection of the subject premises ii) Verify compliance with the prescribed distance norms under the applicable Rules iii) Take appropriate action in accordance with law including relocation and/or cancellation of the licenses of the concerned wine shops...”

2. Heard Mr. K.Rama Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. A.Jagan, learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise, appearing f