IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 5519 of 2004 Between: New Amrut Restaurant & Bar (Hotel Sridevi) Rep. by its Proprietor Smt. Y. Koteswari W/o. Sri Radhakrishna Reddy aged about 52 yrs., Tilak Road, Hyderabad-1. ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings No.L&O/A3/165/87 dated 10/03/2004 issued by the respondent as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to issue necessary license for amusement (Music & Singing ) to petitioner’s Bar & Restaurant Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.HARENDER PERSHAD Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.5519 OF 2004 ORDER: The petitioner is running a bar and restaurant. It also obtained amusement licence to conduct music and singing programmes by male and female singers. The petitioner made an application on 11.12.2003 for grant of licence for the year 2004 i.e., from 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2004. The same was refused by impugned order dt.10.3.2004, assailing which present Writ Petition is filed. The petitioner sought for licence for the year ending 31.12.2004. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 7.7.2005 bnr To 1. The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2. 2 CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 3. 2 CD copies.