IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24036 of 2007 Between: Smt. A. Usha Rani, W/o. A. Prasad, R/o. 1-203, Vinayak Nagar Colony, Medchal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by the Principal Secretary for Home, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Passport Officer, Government of India, Secunderabad. 3 The Station House Officer, Medchal Police Station, Medchal, Ranga Reddy District. 4 A. Suresh, s/o. A. Koteswar Rao, R/o. Vennapudi Village, Nandiwada Mandal, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. M.V.SUBBA REDDY FOR MR.C.B.RAM MOHAN REDDY Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue appropriate Writ, order or direction more in the nature of the Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 2 and 3 in not seizing the passport bearing No.E 4632076 dt. 03-03-2003 of the 4th respondent under the provisions of the Passport Act and initiating the proceedings for impounding the passport of the respondent No.4 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to seize the passport bearing No.E4632076 dt. 03-03-2003 of the 4th respondent and impound the passport of the 4th respondent under the provisions of the Passport Act.” At the hearing, Sri M.V.Subba Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks dismissal of the writ petition as not pressed. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP.No.31323 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 23rd APRIL, 2008 kvni