IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 24681 of 2001 Between: ..... PETITIONER(S) AND .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ } THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.24681 of 2001 ORDER: The petitioner was granted IL 24 licence under the Andhra Pradesh Indian Liquor and Foreign Liquor Rules, 1970. Fourth respondent was also granted similar licence. A show cause notice for cancellation of licence was issued to fourth respondent since he was selling liquor in violation of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 (Excise Act, for brevity). Fourth respondent directly approached the Government by way of revision under Section 64 of Excise Act. The Government passed orders on 30.09.2001 staying further proceedings, aggrieved by which instant writ petition is ﬁled by the petitioner, who is third party to the proceedings initiated under Excise Act. It is brought to the notice of this Court that IL 24 licence issued to fourth respondent expired on 31.03.2004. In that view of the matter, no cause of action survives for adjudication in this writ petition. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 03rd November, 2008 GHN To The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Kurnool District, Kurnool, 2 2CCs to GP for Prohibition and Excise 3 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}