IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI BILAL NAZKI, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 5222 of 2005 Between: G.Madanna, s/o Glla Vannurappa, r/o 1/55, Main Bazar, Kurnool. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Kurnool District. 3 M/s.Trivikram Bar and Restaurant rep., by its Proprietor (Licencee) Smt.K.Sivaleelavathi, H.No.20-64, Flower Bazar, Kurnool. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the Official Respondents in granting Bar & Restaurant Licence in favour of respondent No.3 without considering the objections in the locality and contrary to the licencing conditions as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents 1 & 2 to re-consider the grant of licence given in favour of respondent No.3 who is about to open the bar & restaurant by duly considering the objections in the locality in the interest of general public. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.U.M.V.PRASAD Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE Counsel for Respondent No.3:T.Niranjan Reddy The Court made the following : O R D E R (Per the Hon’ble Sri Bilal Nazki, ACJ): Report of the Commissioner has been received. It is submitted by learned counsel for the respondents that the licence of the third respondent-Bar & Restaurant has already been expired on 30th June, 2005 and it has not been renewed. As such, the writ petition has become infructuous, which is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. __________________ (Bilal Nazki, ACJ) 19th July, 2005 __________________ (G.Chandraiah,J) vrn To 1 Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Kurnool District. 3 Two C.Cs to the G.P. for Prohibition & Excise, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 4 2 CD copies 5 1 CC to MR.PRASAD