IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 9424 of 2004 Between: Radhelal Patel S/o Babulal Patel R/o H.No.9-2-63/1, Rezimental Bazar, Secunderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 2 Sub-Inspector of Police-III Traffic PS Gopalapuram, Secunderabad 3 The Commissioner Municipal Corpn. of Secunderabad, Secunderabad 4 The Town Planning Officer Circle No.VII, Secunderabad .....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 issue a Writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents 3 as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and oppose to public policy and the principles of natural justice consequently direct the respondents 2 & 4 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfering his peaceful running of STD/PCO business at D.No.9-2-63/1, Rezimental Bazar, Secunderabad, and to run my STD/PCO business for petitioners livelihood which is guaranteed under Art. 21 of the Constitution of India Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SURESH BODGE Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 9424 OF 2004 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed with the following prayer : “ ……….. to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondent 3 as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and oppose to public policy and the principles of natural justice consequently direct the respondents 2 and 4 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfer his peaceful running of STD/PCO business at D.No.9-2-63/1, Rezimental Bazar, Secunderabad, and to run petitioner’s STD/PCO business for his livelihood which is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India to pass such other order”. This Court while directing rule nisi, by order dated 01.06.2004, directed the respondent Nos.2 and 4 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfere with his peaceful running of STD/PCO business at Door No.9-2-63/1, Rezimental Bazar, Secunderabad, pending further orders. Despite notice, no counter affidavit has been filed by any of the respondents and the prayer is not opposed. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.2 and 4 not to interfere with the running of STD/PCO by the petitioner in the premises in question in any manner whatsoever, without following due process of law. No Costs. ________________ G.ROHINI, J 17th FEBRUARY, 2009 SUR