IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 26 of 2005 Between: 1 Shaik Chandini, W/o. Abdul Saleem, R/o. D.No. 12/72, Mutyalapet, Gudur, Nellore District. 2 K. Chandra Sekhara Naidu, S/o. Subba Naidu, R/o. D.No. 12/83, Katakarja Street, Gudur, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Exicse, Govt of A.P., Nampally Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Dy. Commissioner of Proh & Excise, Govt of A.P., Guntur, Guntur District. 3 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Nellore, Nellore District. 4 The Asst. Superintendent of Prohibition and Exicise, Gudur, Nellore District. 5 M/s. Venkata Sai Bar & Restaurant, rep. by its managign Partner, Annam Raghuramaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, 45 Years, Business, and R/o. D.No.12/72, Katakaraja Street, Gudur, Nellore District. .....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 Issue a writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, calling or the records relating to impugned order of the 1st respondent vide Cr.No.22348/23004/CPE/G2, dt. 01.01.2005 and set aside the same as arbitrary and contrary to Rule 29 (1) of A.P. Indian Liquor and Foreign Liquor Rules, 1970 and to pass such aother and further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deems fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.TUHIN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following ORDER: In this Writ Petition, the petitioners question the order of the first respondent in proceedings Cr.No.22348/2004/CPE/G2, dated 1-1-2005 in granting licence in Form- IL.17 (Bar) in favour of the fifth respondent for the excise year 2004-05. In view of the afflux of time, the subject matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ---------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 22-2-2008. Msnr. To 1 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Exicse, Govt of A.P., Nampally Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Dy. Commissioner of Proh & Excise, Govt of A.P., Guntur, Guntur District. 3 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Nellore, Nellore District. 4 The Asst. Superintendent of Prohibition and Exicise, Gudur, Nellore District. 5 M/s. Venkata Sai Bar & Restaurant, rep. by its managign Partner, Annam Raghuramaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, 45 Years, Business, and R/o. D.No.12/72, Katakaraja Street, Gudur, Nellore District. 6. Two CD copies 7. Two spare copies.