IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 14175 of 2000 Between: N.Mallikarjuna, S/o. Venkataramanaiah, Gayatrinagar, Nellore Town. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by it's Prl.Secretary,Revenue(Excise-II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Nellore District, Nellore. .....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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring Sub-clause(ii) of clause (dd) of Sub-rule(2) of Rule 29 and Item(XI) in Form(IL)28-A of A.P. Indian Liquor and Foreign Liquor Rules,1970 as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust descriminatory and violative of Art.14&19(1) (g) of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the proceedings of the 3rd respondent in No.423/2000/A2 Dt. 8-7-2000 and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.SRIDHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM And THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V. SANJAY KUMAR W.P.No. 14175 of 2000 Oral Order: (Per: The Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘infructuous’. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J _________________________ P.V. SANJAY KUMAR, J Dated: 08-09-2008 Pvks