Dhammika Ganepola, J.

Factual matrixs

In the instant application, the Petitioner invokes the writ jurisdiction of this Court by challenging the purported decision and directive of the 1st and /or 5th Respondents to carry out a re-survey to ascertain the distance between places of public religious worship and schools from the Petitioner’s FL-11 licensed liquor shop. The Petitioner Company is carrying out a licensed Tourist Restaurant under the name and form of ‘Daffodil Hotels’ situated at Kovilkudyiruppu, Mullaitivu. It is stated that the Petitioner has submitted an application to obtain a liquor license with a survey plan dated 18.03,2013(P12) prepared by the Licensed Surveyor S. Lokanathan which shows all schools and religious worship places with distance from the said premises in support of the fulfilment of requirements under Rule 13(g) of the Excise Notification No.902(P11). The Petitioner states that the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th Respondents have recommended the grant of liquor license to the Petitioner. Accordingly, the FL11 liquor license has been issued to the Petitioner upon being satisfied that the said application duly complied with the requirements stipulated in the abo