IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 2899 of 2004 Between: Dasari Somasekhara Reddy, S/o. Appala Reddy, Occ: Business, MPTC Member, from Ward No. 27, R/o. H.No. 18-97, Dhawaleshwaram Village & Mandal, East Godavari District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent, Prohibition & Excise, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 3 The Inspector of Prohibition & Excise, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4 Dhawaleswaram Gram Panchyati, Rep. by its Secretary, Dhawaleswaram Village & Mandal, East Godavari District. 5 Yedla Mahalaxmi, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, R/o. D. No. 11-59, Car Street, Dhawaleswaram, East Godavari District. ...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 order or orders, direction or directions, writ or writs, particularly one in the nature of " Writ of Mandamus" and declare the action of the respondents 1d to 3 in proposing to issue bar licence under IL 17 in favour of 5th respondent without considering the objections raised by the petitioner and other local people is illegal, arbitrary, against the provision of Excise Act and Rules thereunder consequently direct the respondents not to issue any licence under IL 17 in favour of 5th respondent to open a bar in H.No. 18-96, Dhawaleswaram Village, East Godavari District, without considering the objections raised by the local people Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.L.N.SWAMY Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR DAMMALAPATI SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.5: Sri K.Sarva Bhouma Rao The Court made the following order: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous as the bar licence under IL 17 was already granted in favour of the contesting respondent. Recording the above submission the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 11, 2005 Dsk To 1 The Government of AP. rep. by its Commissioner Prohibition & Excise, Nampally, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent, Prohibition & Excise Kakinada, East Godavari Dist 3 The Inspector of Prohibition & Excise, Kakinada, East Godavari District 4 The Secretary, Dhawaleswaram Gram Panchayathi Dhawaleswaram Village & Mandal, East Godavari District 5 Two CCs to GP For Prohibition & Excise, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) Two CD Copies.