IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 10831 of 1996 Between: Jamalpuri Shankar, S/o.Gangoji, Age:60 Yrs., R/o.Nadamanur village, Occ:Butcher, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of A.P., rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda District. 3. The Sub Inspector of Police, Nidamanur P.S., Nidamanur, Nalgonda 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus by directing the respondents 1 and 2 to initiate action against the third respondent for keeping the petitioner’s son by name Raju in the custody and torture him as well as detaining the petitioner in the Police Station, Nidamanur P.S. from 11-5-1996 to 16-5-1996 and torture him as well as the torture the petitioner’s family including his wife and his two unmarried daughters and prosecute under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code and also direct the respondents 1 and 2 to return the money taken from the petitioner by the third respondent and also to pay compensation for the illegal custody of the petitioner as well as his son by name Jamalpur Raju by the third respondent and also for the torture undergone by the petitioner and his son. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.ASHOK REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court at the stage of admission made the following Order: Since the sole petitioner died, nothing remains for adjudication and the writ petition stands abated. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________ 07-10-2004 kdl To 1. Principal Secretary to Government, State of A.P., Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda District. 3. The Sub Inspector of Police, Nidamanur P.S., Nidamanur, Nalgonda District. 4. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two C.D. Copies.