IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 21959 of 2002 Between: B. Yadagiri S/o. B. Nagabhushanam R/o. H.No. 10-183/3 Prem vijay Nagar Colony Malkajgiri Secunderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Dy. Commissioner of Police North Zone Secunderabad 2 The Asst. Commissioner of Police Mahankali Division Secunderabad 3 The Station House Officer Marredpally Secunderabad .....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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the Respondent No. 1 to 3 in not considering the Application dt. 21-10-2002 to Brant of Temporary Cracker Licence is illegal, bad and arbitrary and consequently Direct the respondents No. 1 to 3 to consider his Application and Grant Temporary Cracker Licence to run the Cracker business at Shop No. 57, Picket, Secunderabad and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.NAGA RAGHU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering his application for grant of temporary cracker licence for Diwali 2002, as arbitrary and illegal. The grievance of the petitioner is in not permitting him to open the fire-crackers shop for Diwali 2002. Therefore, nothing survives in the writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 23.06.2005 vs To 1 The Dy. Commissioner of Police North Zone Secunderabad 2 The Asst. Commissioner of Police Mahankali Division Secunderabad 3 The Station House Officer Marredpally Secunderabad 4 Two CCs to the G.P for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(O.U.T). 5 2 CD copies.