APHC010451682018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] TUESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 21014/2018 Between: 1. D.SRINIVAS RAO, S/O. APPALA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, LICENSEE OF M/S.SRINIVASA WINES, MOSSAYYAETA, R/ O. 5-52, RAMANNAPALEM, ATCHUTHAPURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE (EXCISE-II) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMAVARATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION AND EXCISE, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION AND EXCISE, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 4. THE PROHIBITION AND EXCISE SUPERINTENDENT, ANAKAPALLY, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in insisting the petitioner to pay the licence fees for the excise year 2018- 19 without deducting the proportionate licence fees paid for the period from 01.04.2017 to 30.06.2017 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to grant remission of the licence fees for the period for which the petitioner could not conduct the business and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 2 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased permit the petitioner to pay the licence fees for the excise year 2018-19 after deducting the proportionate licence fees for the period from 01.04.2017 to 30.06.2017, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent to consider the representation dated 07.06.2017, pending disposal of the WP and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C SUBODH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. C SUBODH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PROHIBITION (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.21014 of 2018 ORDER: Sri K.Dheeraj Reddy, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that due to efflux of time the cause in the writ petition has rendered infructuous. Learned counsel endorsed the same on the bundle. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 18.11.2025 KBN/CAB 4 59 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.21014 of 2018 Date: 18.11.2025 KBN/CAB