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TMI Blog2017 (8) TMI 468X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... petitioner. - WRIT PETITION No.21307 of 2017 - - - Dated:- 29-6-2017 - MR. RAJA ELANGO, J. For The Petitioners : Jagannadha Rao For The Respondent : Gp For Prohibition Excise (AP) ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the request of petitioners for grant of licence in the existing premises by collecting the licence fees as per the new rules till 30.09.2017 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to extend the licence till 30.09.2017 or grant fresh licence in the same premises without reference to Rule 11(4) of the Rules. 2. Heard both sides and perused the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t date and time notified, the same will be cancelled and such Bar will be notified by calling applications for grant of fresh license. It is further submitted that the Apex Court, in Civil Appeal Nos.12164-12166 of 2016, dated 15.12.2016, has directed that (i) no shop for the sale of liquor shall be visible from a National or State High Way, (ii) directly accessible from a National or State Highway, and (iii) situated within a distance of 500 meters of the outer edge of the National or State Highway or of a Service Lane along the Highway. It is further submitted that all the petitioners are located within 500 meters of either National Highway or State Highway and therefore, in compliance of the orders of the Apex Court in the above said cas ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on 23.06.2017 fixing the time till 29.06.2017 and, hence, it is highly impossible for the petitioners to re-locate the premises within a short period of time of six days and to fulfill all other conditions laid down in the Rules in order to produce the same before the respondent authorities along with the applications. Learned counsel further submitted that the action of the 4th respondent in fixing the time till 29.06.2017 for online registration is illegal and arbitrary. 6. Learned Advocate General appearing on behalf of the 1st respondent-State submitted that the petitioners can file their applications through online or in person on or before 29.06.2017 and that the respondent authorities have taken a view that all the required docum ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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