IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 9290 of 2004 Between: D.Sai Lakshmi W/o D.Somasekhara Reddy H.No.18-98, Main Road, Dhawaleshwaram Village & Mandal East Godavari Dist ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of AP. rep. by its Commissioner Prohibition & Excise, Nampally, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent, Prohibition & Excise Kakinada, East Godavari Dist 3 The Inspector of Prohibition & Excise Rajahmundry, East Godavari District 4 The Dhawaleswaram Gram Panchayathi rep. by its Secretary Dhawaleswaram Village & Mandal, East Godavari District 5 Yedla Mahalaxmi W/o Srinivasa Rao D.No.11-59, Car Steet, Dhawaleswaram , East Godavari District ...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, order or direction or directions, writ or writs, particularly one in the nature of "WRIT OF MANDAMUS" and declare the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in proposing to issue her licence under IL 17 in Favour of 5th respondent without considering the objections raised by the petitioner and other local people is illegal, arbitrary, against the provision of Excise Act and Rules thereunder, consequently direct the respondents not to issue any licence under IL 17 in favour of 5th respondent to open a bar in H.No.18-96 , Dhawaleswaram village, East Godavari District , without considering the objections raised by the local people Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.L.N.SWAMY Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR DAMMALAPATI SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.5: NONE APPEARED The Court made the following order: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous as the bar licence under IL 17 was already granted in favour of the contesting respondent. Recording the above submission the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 11, 2005 Dsk To 1 The Commissioner Prohibition & Excise, Government of AP. Nampally, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent, Prohibition & Excise Kakinada, East Godavari Dist 3 The Inspector of Prohibition & Excise Rajahmundry, East Godavari District 4 The Secretary, Dhawaleswaram Gram Panchayathi Dhawaleswaram Village & Mandal, East Godavari District 5 Two CCs to GP For Prohibition & Excise, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) Two CD Copies.