IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.31880 of 1998 Between: 1 Abdul Habeeb Bin Sayeed S/o.Sayeed Bin Ahmed 19-2-27/A/40, Phoolbagh, Hyderabad 2 Abdullah Bin Sayeed S/o.Sayeed Bin Ahmed 19-2-27/A/40, Phoolbagh, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep. by Principal Secretary to Government (Homes) Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner of Police, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad 3 The Additional Commissioner of Police South Zone, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad 4 The Addl. Commissioner of Police, Task Force, Begumpet, Hyderabad 5 The Inspector of Police, Police Station, Shamsheergunj Hyderabad 6 The Inspector of Police, Task Force, South Zone, Takkari Nakka Hussaini Alam, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus against the respondents and the respondent No.5 declaring the History sheet opened and continued against the petitioners as illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to remove the names of the petitioners from the rowdy sheets. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.MOHD.QASIM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in opening a Rowdy-sheet against the petitioners and continuing the same by the Respondent No.5, the present writ petition is filed. The writ petition was admitted on 17.11.1998. But, so far no counter-affidavit is filed by the respondents. However, when the matter is taken up today, learned Government Pleader for Home, produced a letter dated 02.03.2005, addressed to him by the Inspector of Police, P.S. Shah Ali Banda, before this Court, which reads thus: “With reference to the above cited subject, it is submitted the petitioners Abdul Habeeb Bin Sayeed and Abdullah Bin Sayeed, S/o Sd. Bin Ahmed, R/o.19-2-27/A/40 Phoolbagh, Shahalibanda, Hyderabad, are Rowdy Sheeters of P.S. Shah Ali Banda and they previously involved in two Criminal Cases vide Cr.No.33/89 U/s.147,148,324, 302 r/w 149 IPC of P.S. Meerchowk and Cr.No.160/95 U/s.302 IPC r/w 34 IPC of P.S. Humayun Nagar and same were recently ended in acquittal. Since 1995 the petitioners were not involved in any criminal case but in view of precautionary measurements, kept close surveillance over the movements of the petitioners and their rowdy sheets are continue up to last year. Recently in the month of January 2005 a proposal was sent to the Dy. Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Hyd., to close the rowdy sheets against the above petitioners. Present the proposal is pending before the officer.” Learned Government Pleader further submits that, as there is a proposal to close the rowdy-sheets against the petitioners, no orders need be passed in this writ petition. Recording the said submission of the learned Government Pleader for Home, the writ petition is closed. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 03.03.2005 Nsr/Tvk ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary to Government (Homes), Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner of Police, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad 3 The Additional Commissioner of Police South Zone, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad 4 The Addl. Commissioner of Police, Task Force, Begumpet, Hyderabad 5 The Inspector of Police, Police Station, Shamsheergunj Hyderabad 6 The Inspector of Police, Task Force, South Zone, Takkari Nakka Hussaini Alam, Hyderabad 7 Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT) 8 Two CD copies 2 ) 1 CC to MR.MOHD.QASIM Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TPK}