IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14968 of 2004 Between: Bandamaisammanagar Toddy Tappers Cooperative Society, Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District, rep. by its President S. Sreeramulu Goud. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Prohibition and Excise Department, rep. by its Secretary, Secretariat,Hyderabad. 2 Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Functional Registrar TTCS, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District at Narayanaguda,Hyderabad. 3 Shri T. Rajeswara Rao, Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Functional Registrar TTCS, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District at Narayanaguda, Hyderabad. .....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 a Writ, or Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of mandamus" by declaring the proceedings in Cr.No. B1/6111/2003/Esh dated 10-8- 2004 of the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and negation to the settled principles of law and contrary to the provisions of A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 and the Excise Policy for the year 2003-2004 and to set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.AJAYAKUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER: Being aggrieved by the proceedings of the second respondent in Cr.No.B1/6111/2003/Esh, dated 10.08.2004, this writ petition is filed seeking to declare the same as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Co-Operative Societies Act, 1964 and the Excise Policy for the year 2003-2004 and to set aside the same. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for the respondents submitted that in view of the G.O.Ms.No.767, dated 31.02.2004, issued by the Government cancelling the licence of all the societies, no further orders are need be passed in this writ petition. Recording the statement of the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _________ 25.04.2005 dr/tvk To 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Prohibition and Excise Department, rep. by its Secretary, Secretariat,Hyderabad. 2 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Functional Registrar TTCS, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District at Narayanaguda,Hyderabad. 3 2 CCs to Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4 2 CD copies