HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO Writ Petition No. 23331 of 1996 22.01.2008 Between: S. Appa Rao … Petitioner AND Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Home Department, Hyderabad & others … Respondents O R D E R: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) In this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of habeas corpus to declare the detention of Uppala Ramakrishna, accused No.4 in S.C. No. 85 of 1994 on the file of the Designated Court (District and Sessions Court), Ongole, under Sections 3 and 4 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) Act, 1987 (for short, ‘TADA Act’) as illegal and without jurisdiction. He has further prayed for a declaration that the action of the respondents in invoking the provisions of the TADA Act as illegal and consequently to set him at liberty forthwith. In pursuance of the directions given by this Court on 24.09.2007, the registry has called for a report from the District Judge, Prakasam regarding the status of S.C.Nos. 85 of 1994 and 275 of 1996 on the file of the Designated Court (District & Sessions Court), Ongole. Accordingly, the District & Sessions Judge, Prakasam submitted report, wherein it has been stated that the trial in the above two cases is in progress and they are likely to be disposed of. While the matter stood thus, the learned counsel for the petitioner has filed W.P.M.P. No. 15490 of 2007 to permit him to withdraw the vakalat, since he has no instructions to proceed with the matter. Permission is accorded. In view of the above circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. A. GOPAL REDDY, J NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 22.01.2008 ksld