IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No 26245 of 1999 Between: 1.M/s. Citizens Club, Warangal, Warangal District. Rep.by its Secretary, E.Venkata Rami Reddy. 2. E.Venkata Rami Reddy s/o Thotham Reddyu 48 years, Occ: Business, R/o Warangal. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh through its Secretary, Revenue (Excise) Department, at Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad. 3. The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Warangal District at Warangal. .....RESPONDENTS 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents in restricting grant of ON licenses for sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor under Rule 7 of A.P. Liquor (Issue of permits and licenses) Rules, 1995, only to hotels recognized as having status of 3 stars and above as illegal, arbitrary, and discriminatory by holding that the 1st petitioner club is entitled for grant of license as per Form IL 20 under Indian Made Foreign Liquor Rules, 1970 framed under A.P.Excise Act and by further directing the respondents not to interfere with the consumption of Indian Liquor by the 2nd petitioner and the members of the 1st petitioner’s club in the club premises which is carried and purchased by them from IL 17 license holders. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.RAGHUVEER REDDY, Advocate Counsel for the Respondents: Govt. Pleader for Prohibition & Excise. The Court Made the Following: Oral Order: The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief sought in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission made by the counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. 02-07-2004 Murthy ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. Secretary, Revenue (Excise) Department, Govt. of A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad. 3. The Prohibition & Excise Superintendent, Warangal District at Warangal. 4.Two CCs to Govt. Pleader for Prohibition & Excise, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (out) 2.Two CD copies.