IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 8950 of 2004 BETWEEN: 1 Gulladurthy Seetharami Reddy, S/o Rami Reddy, R/o 24/574-A, Vasanthapet Street Proddatur, 516360 Kadapa District 2 Gulladurthy Aswartha Narayana Reddy S/o Narayana Reddy R/o 24/574-A, Vasanthapet Street Proddatur, 516360 Kadapa District ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Excise Commissioner, Nampally, Hyderabad 2 The Excise Superintendent, Kadapa. 3 The Asst. Excise Superintendent Proddatur, Kadapa district 4 The Circle Inspector, Excise Department, Proddatur 5 Sri Rama Wines, rep by Prop T. Krishna Reddy S/o Pulla Reddy Shop situate at D. No. 24/573/A Vasanthapet Street Proddatur, Kadapa 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 will be pleased to issue a Writ or order more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No. 1 to 4 in allowing the 5th respondent from conducting the business under license IL No. 24 Under the name and style of Sri Rama Wines, Vasanthapet Street, Proddatur, Kadapa District as illegal arbitrary, capricious sand against the orders passed in OS No. 667/2003 on the file of Lok Adalat and consequentially declare the action of the 5th respondent in opening the shop on 7-5-2004 against the rules and regulations of A.P. Prohibition and Excise Act and consequentially cancel the license No. 220 issued in favour of Sri Rama Wines, at D. No. 24/573/A, of Vasanthapet Street, Proddatur, Kadapa district and consequentially direct the respondent NO. 1 to 4 not to renew the licence in No. 220 issued under the name and style of Sri Rama Wines at D.No. 24/573/A, of Vasanthapet Street, proddatur, Kadapa district i.e., the 5th respondent. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.RAVI SHANKAR JANDHYALA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: ORDER: The matter relates to the grant of IL 24 licence in favour of the fifth respondent for the excise year 2004-2005. As the excise year is already over, I am of the opinion that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 21, 2008 DSK