IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY W.P. No.14423 of 1995 Between: 1) Amrutha Hospitals, K.N. Road, Tadepalligudem, Rep. by its Managing Partner Dr. Ch. Srinivas. 2) Dr. Ch. Srinivas S/o. Sri C.V. Subba Rao. Aged anpit 35 years, Occ: Doctor, R/o. Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. 3) Dr. C. Mythili W/o. Dr. Ch. Srinivas, Occ: Doctor, R/o. Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1) The Controller of Drugs, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2) The Assistant Director, Drug Control Administration, Regional Office, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 3) The Drug Inspector, Bhimavaram, East Godavari District. .....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 direction, declaring the action of respondents 1 to 3 in insisting upon the Registered Medical Practitioners for having a Licence under Section 18 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and issue the consequential direction to the respondents herein not to insist upon the petitioners from possessing such a licence. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. C.V. Mohan Reddy. Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3: G.P. for Medical & Health. The Court made the following : ORDER: The cause in this writ petition does not survive requiring any adjudication. The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as infructuous without any order as to costs. ___________________________ B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J Date:25-11-2004. PV To 1) The Controller of Drugs, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2) The Assistant Director, Drug Control Administration, Regional Office, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 3) The Drug Inspector, Bhimavaram, East Godavari District. 4) Two C.Cs. to G.P. for Medical & Health, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (O.U.T.). 5) Two C.D. copies.