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 : 16141 of 2005 Between: Smt.B.Siva Sereesha, w/o Sri A.L.Nagaraj, Secretary of Southern Institute of Medical Sciences, Group of Institutions, Mangaldas Nagar, Guntur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Comissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Gagan Vihar, Mozamjahi Market Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise, Guntur. 3 Smt.K.Ramadevi, w/o Rama Rao, M/s.Vijaya Lakshmi Bar & Restaurant, D.No.8-24-34, Mangaldas Nagar, Guntur. .....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 issuance of Licence No.137/2005-2006 in Form-2B dated 6-7- 2005 issued by the 2nd respondent at the behest of the 1st respondent proceedings Cr.No.10154/2005/CPE/G2, dated 2-7-2005 to the 3rd respondent to run M/s.Vijaya Lakshmi Bar and Restaurant at D.No.8-24- 3 4 , Mangaldasnagar, Guntur as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and in violation of Rule 6 o f A.P.Excise (Indian and Foreign Liquor Retail Sales Condition of Licence) Rules of 1993 and pass such other order or orders in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following Order: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner has questioned the action of the second respondent in granting licence in Form-2B to the third respondent to run Bar and Restaurant at Mangaldasnagar, Guntur, during the excise year 2005-2006. By 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 DATED: 22-2-2008 MSNR. To 1 The Comissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Gagan Vihar, Mozamjahi Market Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise, Guntur. 3. Two spare Copies 4. Two CD copies.