IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 6880 of 2002 Between: 1 P.Penchalaiah Naidu, S/o. Narasimhulu Naidu, R/o. Penagalur Village & Mandal, Cuddapah District. 2 G.Krishnaiah Naidu, S/o. Chinna Venkata Subbaiah Naidu, R/o. Penagalur Village & Mandal, Cuddapah District. 3 K.Srinivasulu Naidu, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Kattavaripalli, Village of Penagulur Mandal, Proof Tirumala Wines, Chakrampet, Penagalur Mandal, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Cuddapah District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in permitting establishment of one more I.L. 24 license shop in Penagalur Mandal, Cuddapah District vide G.O.Ms.No.109 Revenur (Ex.II) Department, dt. 11.3.2002 and the consequential order of the 3rd respondent in Rc.No.B/729/02 published in A.P.District Gazette Extraordinary No.10, Cuddapah District, dt. 8.4.2002 in respect of Penagalur Mandal, Cuddapah District calling for applications for grant of I.L. 24 Licences as wholly arbitrary illegal and void. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.SUDHIR, REPRESENTING M.P.CHANDRAMOULI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.6880 OF 2002 ORDER: Sri G.Sudhir, representing Sri M.P.Chandramouli, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 5.7.2005 bnr To 1 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintendent, Prohibition & Excise Department, Cuddapah District. 4 2 CCs to G.P for Prohibition and Excise, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies.