IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5095 of 2008 BETWEEN J. Uma Maheshwar Rao. ... PETITIONER AND Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Hyderabad and two others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K.S. MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following order: ORDER: This writ petition is filed in the year 2008 with prayer, which reads as follows: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court, in the interest of justice, be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction; more particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in putting a seal over the premises of hotel under the name and style of “Naveena Family Restaurant”, situated at Door No.4-29/3, Narakoduru Village, Chebrole Mandal, Guntur District as unconstitutional and consequently, direct the respondent to open the hotel bearing Door No. 4-29/3, Narakoduru Village, Chebrole Mandal, Guntur District after declaring that such an action is without authority and compensate the petitioner for such action while dropping all further action against the writ petitioner and pass such order or further orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is represented by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that on inspection by the authorities some unauthorized wine bottles were found in the aforesaid premises, which is a restaurant and the same were seized. Thereafter, the criminal proceedings were initiated, but, the case registered against the petitioner was closed on collecting compounding fee of Rs.5,000/-. 3. In view of the subsequent events and the compounding orders passed by the authorities, the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. The interim order dated 14.03.2008 shall stand vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J August 18, 2011 DSK