IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 19861 of 2003 BETWEEN: M/s. R.K. Distilleries, 104A, Yellampet, Medchal, Ranga Reddy Dist Rep. by its partner Sri Gurucharan Singh Bagga, Office at 5-9- 258/259, Santhok Towers, King Koti Road Hyderabad.500001. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P. Rep. by its Principal Secretary to the Government Revenue Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, A.P. Hyderabad. 3 The Director of Distilleries and Breweries, A.P. Hyderabad. 4 Assistant Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise (Distilleries) Hyderabad - I. 5 The Managing Director, A.P. Beverages Corporation Ltd. Hyderabad. ...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 a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the case and declare the action on the part of the respondents in sealing the unit without any notice or order as illegal, bad in law, contrary to the rules framed under A.P. Excise Act and consequently quash the order passed by the 2nd respondent in CR.No.B3/1088/03/DDB/Ex.dated 21-8-2003 suspending the Brand label of Black Horse Malt Whisky and direct the respondents to open the seals and allow the petitioner to operate the Distillery and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.RAVI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the subsequent events that have taken place, no orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as not pressed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J June 23, 2008 DSK