IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11416 of 2005 Between: M.N.Meera Saheb, s/o Peerah, Prop:Vigneswara Wines, Chirala, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Ongole, Prakasam District. 2 Prohibition & Excise Inspector, Chirala, Prakasam District. 3 Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chirala, Prakasam District. 4 Station House Officer, Chirala II Town Police Station, Chirala, Prakasam District. 5 R.Gopalareddy, Prop:Raghavendra Winws, Perala, Prakasam District. .....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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to sell liquor in his shop premises bearing D.No.10-10-42, 13th ward, Chirala town in spite of subsistence of IL 24 license No.360, dt.31.3.1998 stands extended upto 30-06-2005 is illegal, irregular, without authority and violative of Art.14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and the terms of very license granted and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere in any manner with his running business and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following Order: This Writ Petition is filed seeking Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents 1 to 4 in not permitting the petitioner to sell liquor pursuant to licence granted to him in Form.IL-24 as illegal and arbitrary. Even according to the petitioner, the licence period was only upto 30-6-2005. In view of the expiry of the licence period, the subject matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition, is therefore, dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATED: 22-2-2008 MSNR. To 1 Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Ongole, Prakasam District. 2 Prohibition & Excise Inspector, Chirala, Prakasam District. 3 Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chirala, Prakasam District. 4 Station House Officer, Chirala II Town Police Station, Chirala, Prakasam District. 5 R.Gopalareddy, Prop:Raghavendra Winws, Perala, Prakasam District. 6. Two CD copies 7. Two Spare copies.