HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.28070 of 2007 Dated: January 18, 2008 Between: Manikanta DWCRA Sangam, Reg. No.49/2001, Rep. By President V. Jhansi Lakshmi, W/o. VNM Achari, aged 46 years, R/o.H.No.4- 73, Rajulapet, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Nampally, Hyderabad, and others. … Respondents Order: This writ petition has been filed seeking Mandamus to declare the action of respondents 1 and 2 in proposing to grant licence to the third respondent, to run a Bar & Restaurant, under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Excise (Grant of licence of selling by Bar and conditions of licence) Rules, 2005, framed under G.O.Ms.No.997 dated 24-05-2005 as arbitrary and illegal. However, learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2 submits that licence has already been granted to the third respondent by proceedings dated 03-01-2008 and therefore the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. As much as licence has already been granted to the third respondent, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous keeping open to the petitioner to question the validity of the proceedings dated 03-01-2008 by which licence was granted to the third respondent. No order as to costs. __________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. January 18, 2008 MRR