IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 35986 of 1998 Between: 1 Paturi Sivarama Sastri, S/o Viswananadha Sastri, Prohibition & Excise, Warangal. Now At:- Asst., Comissioner Of Excise, Enforcement, Nizamabad. 2 K. Alwal Reddy, S/o Venkat REddy, Prohibition & Excise, Karimnagar. Now At:- Distillery Officer, Nizam Sugars Ltd., Medak. 3 D. Janardana Rao, S/o Seetharamaiah, Prohibition & Excise, Machilipatnam, Now At:- Distillery Officer, Andhra Sugars Ltd., Tanuku. 4 M. Venkataiah, S/o Venkat Rao, Prohibition & Excise, Nizamabad. Now At:- Superintendent of Excise, Vijayanagaram. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of A.P., Rep by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Excise) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 C. Jayaprakash Reddy, Nizamabad Dist, Nizamabad. 4 L. Krishnamurthy, Mahabubnagar Dist., Mahabubnagar. 5 P. Lalaiah, Enforcement, Karimnagar, Karimnagar Dist. .....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, order or direction more in the nature of certuorari calling for the records relating to and in connectiion with the orders and judgement of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A.3811/95 and O.A.3869/95 Dt:-30-10-98 and to quash the same as being inconsistent with and contrary to the statutory Provisions contained in Rule 2 of the A.P. Excise Service Rules as amended by G.O.Ms.No.58, Revenue, Dt:16-1-1981 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequentially to declare the provisions introduced amending Rule 2 of A.P.Excise Service Rule By G.O.Ms.No.58, Revenue, Dt:16-1-81 as illegal, void, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MUMMANENI.SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE & SRI M. PANDURANGA RAO The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE S.ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO :35986 of 1998 ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) On 24.3.2008, when this writ petition is taken up for hearing, none appeared and hence, the matter has been posted to today for dismissal. Today, though the matter is posted under the caption of dismissal, the learned counsel for the petitioners is absent. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed for default. No costs. ____________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari ___________________ Justice S.Ashok Kumar Dated:25.3.2008 Gurc/nn THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE S.ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO :35986 of 1998 (Division Bench Order delivered by the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 25/03/2008