IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 8695 of 2004 Between: M/S Rayudu Wines [Lincene No. 482] d.No. 7/170, Vetapalem, Prakasam Dist rep.by its Sri. Y.Yanadi Rao S/o Kotaiah aged about 38 yrs, occ: Business R/o Prakasam dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Goverment of Andhra Pradesh rep.by its Principle Secretary, Department of Excise Secretariat Building , Secretariat, Hyd 2 The Commissioner of Prohibiton & Excise Govt of AP Nampally, Hyd 3 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent Ongole, Prakasam dist .....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 a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in issuing the Memo.No.47955/Ex.III.2/2003-1, dt. 20/11/2003 where closing the petitioner's representations on the pretext that the 2nd respondent has not sent remarks, as illegal, improper, unjust, violative of principles of Natural Justice, null and void, besides being violative of provisions of section of 64 of AP.Excise Act 1968 and Consequently direct the respondents to restore the revision petition filed by the petitioner . Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.M.PRAKASA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORDER: The matter relates to the renewal of the licence of the retail sale of IL-24 for the year 1999-2000 and as the said period has already been over, the subject of the matter of writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:31.03.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{GR}