APHC010245522024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] MONDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 12219/2024 Between: 1. KIRAN RESTAURANT AND BAR, D.NO.2-3-37, KADAPA- TADIPATRI ROAD, YERRAGUNTLA TOWN AND MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS LICENSEE T.RAMA KRISHNA REDDY ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (EXCISE) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION AND EXCISE, EXCISE COMPLEX, RS NO.88-2B, SAI VIHAR APARTMENTS, POULTRY FARM ROAD, PRASADAMPADU (V), VIJAYAWADA, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION AND EXCISE, KUMOOL. 4. THE PROHIBITION AND EXCISE SUPERINTENDENT, , KADAPA. YSR KADAPA DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 topleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order of suspension of license of Kiran Restaurant and Bar in Rc.No.B/125/2022 dt.25-05-2024 by the respondent without any basis, ground or reason and further without giving opportunity of hearing and without considering the material on record and without conducting proper enquiry as arbitrary, illegal and against the statutory provisions and consequently set aside the order of suspension passed by the 3rd respondent in Rc.No.B/125/2022 dt.25-05- 2024 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 pleased to suspend the operation of the order passed by the 3rd respondent in Rc.No.B/125/2022 dt.25-05-2024, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. L J VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PROHIBITION EXCISE The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.12219 of 2024 ORDER:- The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order of suspension of license of Kiran Restaurant and Bar in Rc.No.B/125/2022 dt.25-05- 2024 by the respondent without any basis, ground or reason and further without giving opportunity of hearing and without considering the material on record and without conducting proper enquiry as arbitrary, illegal and against the statutory provisions and consequently set aside the order of suspension passed by the 3rd respondent in Rc.No.B/125/2022 dt.25-05- 2024 and pass…” 2. By the proceedings impugned dated 25.05.2024, respondent No.3 suspended the license of the petitioner. Assailing the same, the present writ petition is filed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit, since the bar and restaurant license period is over and requested this Court to permit the petitioner to assail the crime registered against the petitioner-Bar and Restaurant specifically registered vide Cr.No.245 of 2024. 4. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is closed granting liberty to the petitioner to assail the crime registered vide Cr.No.245 of 2024 against the petitioner’s Bar and Restaurant. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 17.11.2025 TVN 61 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.12219 OF 2024 Date: 12.11.2025 TVN