IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8307 of 2009 Between: Daddala Hari prasad Naidu S/o.D.V.CHalapathi naidu Daddalavari Palli,H/o.Cherlopalli , Gurramkonda Mandal Chittoor District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor District Chittoor 2 The Sub-Inspector of Police,Gurramkonda Chittoor District .....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 the issue writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent not to call the petitioner and forceably take him to the police station without due process of law and also direct the respondent No.2 to allow him to campaign for Telugu Desam Party Candidate or any other candidate as per the wish of the petitioner in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MRCHETLURU SREENIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the Vice Sarpanch of Cherlopalli Village. He filed this writ petition stating that the 2nd respondent – Sub Inspector of Police, Gurramkonda, Chittoor District has been harassing him and the other workers of the Telugu Desam Party, who are actively participating in the electioneering process of Telugu Desam Party candidate by calling him and other people to the police station and also forcibly bringing them to the police station every day under the guise of some enquiry and has been torturing by retaining them in the police station from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. in the night. It is also stated that the Station House Officer, Gurramkonda is threatening him and the active TDP workers with dire consequences of involving in fake criminal cases if they continue to work for Telugu Desam Party any further. On the last occasion, when the matter was taken up, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home sought for time and today he has produced before the court the telephonic written instructions sent by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Gurramkonda Police Station, Chittoor District. While denying the allegations levelled against him in the writ affidavit, the 2nd respondent has stated that he never interfered with the political process and never harassed the petitioner to campaign for Telugu Desam Party nor detained him in the police station. It is also stated that no case is registered against the petitioner herein till date. In view of the above statements made by the 2nd respondent in the telephonic instructions produced before the Court, no further orders are required to be passed in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed recording the said statements. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.22.4.2009 msv