HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE Writ Petition No. 440 of 2001 Between: M/s Illendula Jagadeshwaraiah Kirana & General Merchant, Manthani, Rep. by its Proprietor, Illendula Jagadeshwaraiah … Petitioner and The District Collector, Karimnagar & others ... Respondents :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the petitioner : Shri A. Ravinder Rao Counsel for the respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise 5th November, 2007 In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “ Therefore it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus by declaring the impugned action of the respondents herein in preventing the petitioner from carrying on with his business dealing in all varieties of jaggery and alum including transporting the same in regular course of business is illegal, void and ab initio and may be further directed the respondents herein not to interfere with the day-to-day business of the petitioner in dealing with all varieties of jaggery and alum including transporting the same in regular course of business situated at H.No. 4-100, Manthani, Karimnagar District and pass such other order or orders this Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and equity in the circumstances of the case.” Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise says that Shri Illendula Jagadeshwaraiah, Proprietor of the petitioner died in the year 2003. Shri A. Ravinder Rao says that he is not in a position to controvert the statement of the learned Assistant Government Pleader. In view of the above development, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ Date: 05.11.2007 ksld