State Of Ap vs M/S. Yelamuri Restaurant And Bar

     IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AMARAVATI

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, CHIEF JUSTICE

                                    &

          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D.V.S.S. SOMAYAJULU

                   WRIT APPEAL No.818 OF 2018

The State of Andhra Pradesh,
Represented by its Secretary,
Prohibition and Excise Department,
Secretariat, Hyderabad and others.
                                                           ..Appellants
                                 Versus

M/s. Yelamuri Restaurant and Bar,
Rep. by its Proprietor, Sri Y.Srinivasulu Reddy,
S/o Late Venkatasubba Reddy,
Aged 64 years, Occ: Business,
R/o. D.No.13-1-47, Peddakapu Street,
Tirupathi, Chittoor District
                                                         ...Respondent

ORAL JUDGMENT Dt:09.11.2022 (per Prashant Kumar Mishra, CJ)

1. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that this writ appeal has been rendered infructuous.

2. Learned counsel for the respondent/writ petitioner would not dispute the aforesaid statement, but he prays that liberty may be reserved to the writ petitioner to pursue his remedy seeking refund of licence fee of Rs.23,00,000/-.

3. In view of the aforesaid submission, the Writ Appeal is dismissed as infructuous reserving liberty to the respondent/writ petitioner as prayed for. No costs. All pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed.

PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, CJ D.V.S.S. SOMAYAJULU, J Ksp