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 : 21857 of 2002 Between: V.M.K. Gandhi S/o. V. Raja Rao R/o. 1-10-11/1 Temple Alwal Secunderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Police West Zone Hyderabad 3 The Inspector of Police P.S. Panjagutta Hyderabad 4 The Divisional Fire Officer Gowliguda Hyderabad .....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 more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in insisting that the temporary Diwali Fire Works shops shall be located at places of their choice as a precondition for grant of licenses to sell fire works as illegal, arbitrary and unconditional 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.RAMESH KATIKINENI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner obtained the No Objection Certificate for running temporary fire- crackers shop for Diwali 2002. The respondents are insisting that the temporary Diwali fire works shops shall be located at places of their choice as a precondition for grant of licenses to sell fire- crackers. Assailing the same, the present writ petition is filed. 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 therefore, dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 23.06.2005 vs To 1 The Commissioner of Police Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 2 The Deputy Commissioner of Police West Zone Hyderabad 3 The Inspector of Police P.S. Panjagutta Hyderabad 4 The Divisional Fire Officer Gowliguda Hyderabad 5 Two CCs to the G.P for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(O.U.T), 6 2 CD copies.