IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14570 of 2005 Between: D.Narsing Rao S/o.Yadagiri, R/o.Bhongir, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, A.P.Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector and Auctioning Authority Nalgonda District at Nalgonda. 3 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent Nalgonda. .....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 to issue a writ, order or direction moreparticularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not granting licence to me in form IL-24/IL-17 for the year 2005-2006 under the name and style of M/s Laxmi Wines, Mulgi, No.1-4-6/2, Ward N o . 2 1 , Bhongir,Nalgonda District as bad, arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent No.3 to issue licence to me in form IL- 24/OL-17 for the year 2005-06 under the name and style of M/s Laxmi Wines Mulgi No.1-4-6/2, Ward NO.21, Bhongir, Nalgonda District and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.DAMODAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following Order: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner has questioned the action of the third respondent in not granting licence in Form.IL-24/IL-17 for the excise year 2005-2006. In view of the excise year 2005-06 had come to an end, the subject matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, this order will not preclude the petitioner to make fresh application for grant of licence in Form.IL-24/IL-17, and, if such an application is filed, it is equally open for the respondents to consider the same in accordance with the Rules framed in the AP Excise Act, 1968. No order as to costs. --------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 22-2-2008 MSNR. To 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, A.P.Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector and Auctioning Authority Nalgonda District at Nalgonda. 3 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent Nalgonda. 4. Two spare copies 5. Two CD copies