Writ petition filed regarding mandatory machinery installation for excise holographic labels was dismissed as infructuous on the ground that the cause no longer survives due to efflux of time.
Writ petition dismissed as infructuous; no order as to costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JUNE
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI
WRIT PETITION NO: 35721 OF 2014
Between:
Donepudi Venkateswara Rao, S/o Sriramulu aged 50 years, Business License holder of Durga Restuarent & Bar, MachalipatnamR/oD.No6-65, Ramanagaram, Krishna District. ...Petitioner
AND
/
...Respondents
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 to issue Order or Orders, direction or directions. Writ or Writs particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Mandamus" and declaring the action of the respondents in insisting for installation of machinery for usage of holographic excise adhesive labels as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provision of the A.P Excise (grant of licence of selling by shop and conditions of licence) Rules 2012 and the order of the 4th respondent issued in Rc.No.198/2014/A1 dt.18.11.2014, as illegal, arbitrary.
I.A. NO: 1 OF 2014rWPMP. NO: 44709 OF 20141
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 respondents to release the stocks to the petitioners by suspending the proceedings of the 4th respondent issued in Rc.No.198/2014/A1, dt.18.11.2014, pending disposal of the main WP No. of 2014.
I.A. NO: 1 OF 2015(WVMP. NO: 324 OF 2015^
Between:
...Petitioners
AND
...Respondents
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in thecircumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the interim order dated: 25-11-2014 made in W.P.No.35721/2014 and also dismiss the writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI. K L N SWAMY
Counsel for the Respondents 1 TO 4: GP FOR PROHIBITION&EXCISE
Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI. A. SANTOSH KUMAR,SCFORAP BC. LTD.,
The Court made the following ORDER:
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)
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FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI
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WRIT PETITION NO: 35721/2014
Between:
Donepudi Venkateswara Rao ...PETITIONER
AND
The State of Andhra Pradesh and four others ...RESPONDENT(S)
Counsel for the Petitioner:
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1 .GP for Prohibition & Excise (AP)
The Court made the following order:
Learned counsel for the petitioner appeared throughonline.
- Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit thatbyeffluxoftime
the cause in the writ petition does not survive andhence,thesameisnow
rendered infructuous.
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- Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as
infructuous. No order as to costs.
As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed.
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To,
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SD/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR
SECTION OFFICER
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HIGH COURT
DATED:21/06/2024
ORDER
WP.No.35721 of 2014
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DISMISSING THE WP AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS
Donepudi Venkateswara Rao
State of Andhra Pradesh
Subba Reddy Satti
As recorded by the court registry
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