Justice N. Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court on Saturday reserved orders on a batch of writ petitions challenging the State government’s decision to extend the deadline for submission of applications for retail liquor (A4) shop licences for the 2025–27 license period.

The petitions, filed by D. Venkateshwara Rao, Shravan Kumar Goud, Manjeet Singh Bagga, Harinderpal Singh Banga, Sukkan Singh Oshan and others, questioned the validity of the Memo dated October 18, 2025, issued by the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, which extended the last date for receiving applications from October 18 to October 23.

Importantly, the Bench clarified that the applications received during the extended period from October 19 to 23 would be subject to the outcome of the final order. However, it decl

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