IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 6487 of 2009 Between: Yerram Reddy Surender Reddy, S/o. Narayana Reddy, C.T.No. 8959, Central Prison, Cherlapalli, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General and Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 3 The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cherlapalli, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ order or direction more one in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus and direct the Respondents herein to release Petitioner confined in Central Prison, Cherlapalli, R.R. District, (3rd respondent) and produce before this Hon'ble Court, set them at liberty forthwith by declaring the action of the respondents herein in not releasing the petitioner by extending the benefits of the guidelines issued in G.O.Ms.no. 197 Home (Prisons-C) Department, dated 7-8-2007 and by accepting the recommendations of the Selection Committee and deleting the petitioners names while issuing orders in approving the recommendations of the committee vide G.O.Ms.No. 168 Home (Prisions- C) Department dated 14-8-2008 on the occasion of Commemoration of 150 years of 1st War of Independence as illegal, arbitrary, affecting the right to liberty which affects the fundamental rights of the citizen, amounting to wrongful confinement and illegal detention in keeping them in jail beyond 14-8-2008, award damages and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:SMTA.GAYATRI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 6487 OF 2009 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader representing the learned Advocate General. The learned Special Government Pleader representing the Advocate General fairly conceded that the subject-matter of the writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.Nos.19766 and 21270 of 2008 dated 16.12.2008. Following the judgment of this Court dated 16.12.2008 in W.P.Nos.19766 and 21270 of 2008 and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is allowed ordering the release of Yerram Reddy Surender Reddy, S/o.Narayana Reddy, C.T.No.8959, who is confined in Central Prison, Cherlapally, Hyderabad. No costs. _________________ (A. GOPAL REDDY, J.) _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) APRIL 06, 2009 TSR