IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 8914 of 2003 BETWEEN: G.KOMALI KRISHNA, S/O.RAMAKRISHNA, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT LICENCEEE OF M/S.KRISHNA WINES, LICENCE NO.5/2002/03 ... PETITIONER AND 1 COMMR.OF PROH&EXCISE, GOVERNMENT OF AP, HYD 2 DY.COMMR.FOR PROH&EXCISE, KAKINADA 3 PROH&EXCISE, SPNTD, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT,. 4 K.SOMESHWARA RAO S/O.ARJUNA RAO, LICENCEE OF M/S.LOVE BAR & RESTAURANT, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA 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 will be pleased to issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents 1 and 3 in granting IL 17 licence in favour of the 4th respondent by him proceedings in cr.no.6210/2003/cpe/c3 dated 233.4.2003 ad illegal arbitrary and contrary to the rule 23(iii) of the A. P. Indian and foreign liquor rules 1970 and pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.BABJI RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER: The matter relates to the grant of IL 17 licence in favour of the fourth respondent for the excise year 2003-2004. As the excise year is already over, I am of the opinion that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 21, 2008 DSK