IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.18789 of 2008 Between: 1.Smt.Hoshmand Banu and another ..... Petitioner AND 1.The Assistant Director, Drug Control Administration Office, (Twin Cities) Vengalraonagar, Hyderabad and 2 others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri P.Narsing Rao Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP for Medical Health & Family Welfare Counsel for respondent No.3: Sri T.Srujan Kumar for Sri K.Raghuveer Reddy The Court made the following: Order: At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in preventing sale of drugs by respondent No.3, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri T.Srujan Kumar, learned Counsel representing Sri K.Raghuveer Reddy, learned Counsel for respondent No.3 submitted that his client i.e., respondent No.3 has closed the shop with effect from 17-03-2010. Having regard to this submission, the need for adjudication of this Writ Petition on merits is obviated. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous with liberty, however, to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy in the event respondent No.3 reopens a shop. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.Nos.24458 & 31585 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 7th July, 2011 lur