IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24712 of 2007 Between: 1 Parasa Madhubabu, S/o.Dharma Rao, Janagareddygudem(V&M),W.G Dist 2 Pamarthi Lakshmana Rao, S/o.Rama Rao, Janagareddygudem(V&M),W.G Dist 3 Veeranki Jayalakshmi, W/o.Raju, Janagareddygudem(V&M),W.G Dist 4 Aarepalli Subbalakshmi, W/o.Venkata Rao, Janagareddygudem(V&M),W.G Dist 5 Gutturthi Durga, S/o.Lova Raju, Janagareddygudem(V&M),W.G Dist ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 State of A.P, Rep.by its Principal Secretary to Prohibition and Excise Department,Secretariat, Saifabad,Hyderabad 2 K.Srinivasa Rao, S/o.Not Known, Working as Inspector of Prohibition and Excise,Jangareddygudem, W.G Dist 3 Nageswara Rao, S/o.Not Known, Working as Sub Inspector of Prohibition and Excise,Jangareddygudem, W.G Dist 4 G.Karunakar, S/o.Not Known,Head Constable of Prohibition and Excise Station Jangareddygudem, W.G Dist 5 K.Gangaraju, S/o.Not Known, Excise Constable, Jangareddygudem, W.G Dist 6 H.C.Ramana, S/o.Not Known, Excise Constable, Jangareddygudem, W.G Dist .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.R.C.S.P.Ghanta FOR MR.NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for Respondent No.1: AGP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in paying domiciliary visits to the petitioners’ houses as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri R.C.S.P.Ghanta, learned counsel representing the petitioners submitted that in view of denial of such visits being made by respondent No.4 in the counter affidavit, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. In view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of main petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.32122 of 2007 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 17th APRIL, 2008 kvni