IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY W.P. No.18906 of 1999 Between: 1) Mr. P. Sri Krishna Devaraylu S/o. Krishnadas, aged about 55 years, R/o.Narasaraopet, Guntur District. 2) Kakumanu Prasad S/o. Nageswararao, aged about 27 years, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1) The Controller of Drugs and Medicines, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 2) The Inspector General, Drugs Control Administration, A.P., Hyderabad. 3) The Assistant Director, Drugs Control Regional Officer, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 4) The Drugs Inspector, Prakashnagar, Narasaraopet, Guntur 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 an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 3rd & 4th respondents through impugned letter dated 22-12-1998 and further correspondence as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction as also the insistence of the respondents to obtain licence by the Registered Medical Practitioner like me (Sic. the petitioners) under the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and consequently direct the Respondent No.4 to return the documents and drugs to me (Sic. the petitioners). Counsel for the Petitioners: Dr. M.V.K. Moorthy. Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 4: G.P. for Medical & Health. The Court made the following : ORDER: The cause in this writ petition does not survive requiring any adjudication. The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as infructuous without any order as to costs. ___________________________ B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J Date:25-11-2004. PV To 1) The Controller of Drugs and Medicines, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 2) The Inspector General, Drugs Control Administration, A.P., Hyderabad. 3) The Assistant Director, Drugs Control Regional Officer, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 4) The Drugs Inspector, Prakashnagar, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. 5) Two C.Cs. to G.P. for Medical & Health, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(O.U.T.). 6) Two C.D. copies.