IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16667 of 2008 Between: N. Mahesh Goud S/o. Narsimha Goud R/o. H.No.3-3, Chintalpally Village, Sangareddy Mandal, Medak District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Nizamabad Division, Nizamabad. 2 The Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise, Medak District at Sangareddy. 3 The Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise, Sangareddy, at Sangareddy, Medak 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 (a) declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not conducting tapping test to the petitioner though 2nd respondent directed to conduct the test as illegal, arbitrary and violatie of Art. 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and (b) consequently direct the 2nd respondent to conduct the tapping test to the petitioner forthwith and enroll the petitioner as Member of the Taddy Cooperative Society of Chintalpally Village, Sangareddy Mandal, Medak District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:VADDEMANI SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: When the matter was called on 25.8.2008, neither was the petitioner present nor was there any representation on his behalf. The matter was accordingly listed on 29.8.2008 under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Even today when the case is called, again there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM, J DATE: 29.08.2008 CVM