IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO :30109 OF 1997 Between: 1.Kanuri Sudhakar sonof Dheenabandu, 37 yrs, Christianpeta, Near Chittivalasa Jute Mills Chittivalasa,Visakhapatnam district. 2.P.Rangahama Rao son of P.Sivasankara rao, 34 yrs National street, Chittivalasa, Visakhapatnam 3.V.Govindeswaqra rao son of Somulu, 35 yrs Velampeta, Chittivalasa,Visakhapatnam district 4.A.Venkata Lakshmi wife of P.Siva Sankar Rao 35 yrs, National street, Chittivalasa, Visakhapatnam district. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. 2.The District Collector, Visakhapatnam district at Visakhapatnam 3.The Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise,Visakhapatnam 4.K.Appalacharya son of Lakshmana Swamy 30 yrs r/o 50-26-9/A,KPM colony, Visakhapatnam ...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 directions more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents not to permit 4th respondent to shift I L & F L shop under the name and style of M/s Polamamba Wines, Chittivalasa from Ward No.13 to Ward No.5 of Chittivalasa, Visakhapatnam district by declaring the order passed by the 1st respondent in GR No.5400/97/CDE/GR dt.31-07-1997 as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for Respondents 1 to 3: G.P.FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE Counsel for Respondent No.4: None appeared The Court made the following: ORDER This Writ Petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents not to permit the 4th respondent to shift I L & F L shop from Ward No.13 to Ward No.5 of Chittivalasa, Visakhapatnam. This Court while admitting the writ petition granted interim orders on 21-11-1997 in W.P.M.P.No.35181 of 1997. None appeared for petitioners. The learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise submits that the cause in this Writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. --------------- 31-03-2005. Hsd Asst. Registrar To 1.The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. 2.The District Collector, Visakhapatnam district at Visakhapatnam 3.The Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise,Visakhapatnam 4 2 CCs to G.P. for Prohibition & Excise, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. 2 CD copies.