IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13712 of 2008 Between: Venkata Ramesh S/o.Venkata Rao R/o. D.No.18-561, Co-operative Colony, Chodavaram 531036, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Station House Officer, Prohibition and Excise Station, Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam District. 3 The State of A.P. Rep. by Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Hyderabad. .....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, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent in not issuing A-4 Licence in favour of the petitioner under A.P. Excise (Lease of Right of selling by shop and conditions of Licence) Rules of 2005 in respect of the petitioner's shop in the name of "Sravani Wines" to be run at D.No.17-25 situated in Vyapara Veedhi, Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam District, for the period 01-07.2008 to 30.06.2010 as per the Check Memo of the 2nd respondent dated 25.06.2008 for issuance of A-4 Licence under the above Rules to the petitioner as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and be pleased to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Ms. T.V. Sridevi, Advocate representing Sri E.V. Bhagiratha Rao, the learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks to withdraw the writ petition. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM, J Date: 22.7.2008 cvm