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 : 17380 of 2005 Between: K. Raghunatha Reddy S/o. Srinivasa Reddy, D.No. 7-290, Korrapadu Road, Proddatur Town, Kadapa District, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Prohibition and Excise, Superintendent, Kadapa, 2 The Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Nampally Station Road, Hyderabad, 3 M/s. Reddy Bar & Restaurant, Rep. by its Licensee D.No. 7/33-91, Sivalayam Street, Proddatur Town, Kadapa District, .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction mostly one which is in the nature of writ of MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of the respondents 1 and 2 in taking appropriate action on the representations submitted by the petitioner on 25-6-2005 with respect to the permission and license granted to the 3rd Respondent as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, unjustified, unconstitutional and unsustainable and direct the respondents 1 and 2 to cancel the license S.No. 2/05-06 issued to the 3rd Respondent and pass such other order or orders as it may deem fit. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following Order: This Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in not considering the representation of the petitioner dated 25-6- 2005 and in granting licence to the third respondent to run bar and restaurant during the excise year 2005-2006. As much as the excise year had come to an end, the subject matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is therefore dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. -------------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATED 22-2-2008 Msnr To 1 The Prohibition and Excise, Superintendent, Kadapa, 2 The Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Nampally Station Road, Hyderabad, 3. Two spare copies 4. Two CD copies.