IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 12556 of 2000 Between: C.H. Damodar Rao S/o. Subbarao (Hindu) R/o. Edupugallu village, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Revenue (Excise-II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. .....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 issue a Writ, order or direction, one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, call for the entire records relating to and connected with the G.O.Ms.No. 197 Revenue (Excise-II) Department dated 10-4-2000 published in the A.P. Gazette dt. 10-4-2000 of the Ist Respondent herein and consequential notice in R.C.No. 782/2000/B1 dated 28-6-2000 of the 2nd Respondent herein and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and pass such other just and appropriate orders in the matter. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.SUBBAIAH SASTRY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE VE & PSR, JJ. W.P.No. 12556 of 2000 O r d e r: (Per V.Eswaraiah, J.) This writ petition is filed questioning the notice dated:28.6.2000 for withdrawing the IL- 24 License pursuant to the orders of the Government in G.O.Ms.no.197, Revenue (Excise.II) Department dated:10.4.2000, on the ground that he had two licenses on his name. As by now, the period of license itself is over and the A.P. IL & FL Rules, 1970 have undergone several amendments, nothing survives in this writ petition for adjudication. 2. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. __________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J. July 7, 2009. *BVS _______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J.