IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23657 of 2003 Between: Karri Srinivasa Rao @ Sreenu S/o Krishnaiah R/o Lambadi Colony Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by Prl. Secretary Home (Court-A) Department Hyderabad 2 The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Mobile Court), Bhadrachalam, Khammam District 3 Karri Ramanamma W/o Srinivasa Rao @ Sreenu R/o Lambadi Colony, Bhadrachalam, Khammam Dist. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue such appropriate writ, order or direction against the respondents more so particularly one in the nature of mandamus declaring the establishment of Mobile Court at Bhadrachalam through G.O.Ms.No.406, Home (Courts-A) Department, dt.27-6-1990 and its continuation from time to time conferring exclusive criminal jurisdiction over the scheduled areas of Khammam District by the 1st respondent and the action of the 2nd respondent in taking cognizance of the offence in CC No.578/2001 and continuing the said proceedings even after lapse of the period for which 2nd respondent was established as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and consequently set aside the proceedings in CC No.578/2001 pending before the 2nd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri HARI SREEDHAR Counsel for the Respondents No.1 & 2 : Govt. Pleader for Home The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) In view of the fact that instructions have already been issued vide G.O.Ms.No.No.33 dated 11-03-2004 and G.O.Ms.No.41 dated 25-03-2004 directing all the District Collectors to make necessary arrangements to transfer all the criminal cases pending before the Executive Magistrates in the Agency areas to the respective Judicial Magistrates of First Class, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous, and is disposed of as such. ________________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. ________________ C.V.RAMULU, J 01-10-2004 bsc To 1 The Prl. Secretary Home (Court-A) Department State of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 2 The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Mobile Court), Bhadrachalam, Khammam District 3. 2 CCs to Govt. Pleader for Home, High Court buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4. 2 C D copies