IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24092 of 1997 Between: P.Ranga Rao, S/o. Somayya, R/o. Eluru, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of A.P. Rep.by its Secretary, Revenue (Excise) Dept., A.P., Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad. 3. The Collector and District Magistrate, West Godavari Dist, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4. The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, West Godavari, Dist, at Eluru, West 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 of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, order Direction, Declaring the action of the Respondents in demanding and insisting to pay lease amount of Rs. 1,19,597/- for the period Commencing from 18th April, 1997 to 7-6-1997 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, biased and against the principles of natural justice and consequently grant remission of Rs. 1,19,597/- (demand amount) for the period from 18th April, 1997 to 7th June, 1997 or alternatively extend the licence for a period of (50) days from 31st March, 1998. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.S.N.V.PRASADA BABU (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader submitted that the subject matter of this Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ____________ 22-03-2005 kvrm To 1. The Secretary, The State of A.P., Revenue (Excise) Dept., A.P., Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad. 3. The Collector and District Magistrate, West Godavari Dist, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4. The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, West Godavari, Dist, at Eluru, West Godavari District. 5. 2 CCS to G.P for Prohibition and Excise, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6. 2 CD copies.