IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.8969 of 2008 Between: Pilli Asha Reddy, D.No. 45-34-11, Kanakamahalakshmi Street, Akkayyapalem, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Akkayapalem, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Superintendent of Police, L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam. 4 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam at Visakhapatnam. 5 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Prl.Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 6 The Director General of Police, Hyderabad. 7 Maddi Lalitha Devi, W/o. Maddi Nageswara Reddy, Plot No. 96, Krushinagar Colony, G.S.I., Bandlaguda, Hyderabad. .....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 For the reasons stated in the "Telegram" dated 14-04-2008 sent by the Petitioner herein, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an Order, direction, or a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to call for the records and remarks from the Respondents herein in and connected to (i) missing of Petitioner's mother Pilli Varalakshmi Reddy from D.No. 45-24-11, Kanakamahalakshmi Street, Akkayapalem, Visakhapatnam and; (ii) the action on thepart of the grand mother of Petitioner i.e., Maddi Lalitha Devi, W/o. Maddi Nageshwara Reddy in taking away of Varalakshmi in the eve of Sankranthi on 05/01/2008 from Petitioner's house to her at Plot No. 96, Krushinagar Colony, G.S.I., Bandlaguda, Hyderabad-68; and this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate orders directing the concerned authorities to trace out Pill Varalakshmi and grand mother of the Petitioner Maddi Lalithadevi and to release her from wrongful detention and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner : (Telegram) Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 6 : G.P. FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.8969 of 2008 ORAL ORDER : (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice K.C.Bhanu) Heard learned Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents 1 to 6. 2. This writ petition is taken up on the basis of a telegram, dated 14-04-2008, issued by one Sri Pilli Asha Reddy, aged about 14 years, resident of D.No.45-34-11, Kanakamahalakshmi Street, Akkayyapalem, Visakhapatnam, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, about the missing of her mother Smt. Pilli Varalakshmi Reddy from the house of the petitioner. 3. Basing on the notices sent by this Court, the first respondent, Sub-Inspector of Police, IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, filed a counter affidavit, stating that on the instructions of the Station House Officer, IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, he visited the house of the petitioner, enquired about the facts and recorded the statement of the petitioner, which is made available to the Court for perusal. The petitioner informed to the police that no action is required basing on the telegram, dated 14-04-2008, as her mother has returned home. Both the petitioner and her mother were present when the Sub- Inspector of Police, IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam, visited the house of the petitioner. 4. The statement of the petitioner recorded by the Sub-Inspector of Police, IV Town Police, Visakhapatnam, goes to show that the mother of the petitioner was taken to her maternal grand-mother’s house at Hyderabad for treatment, but not as an illegal or wrongful detention. Therefore, no further action is required. 5. In view of the above facts and circumstances, the writ petition is devoid of merits and the same is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA _______________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 09-06-2008 Msr. ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Station House Officer, Akkayapalem, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Superintendent of Police, L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam. 4 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam at Visakhapatnam. 5 The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of A.P., Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 6 The Director General of Police, Hyderabad. 7. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT). 8. Two C.D. copies. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.8969 of 2008 09-06-2008 (Msr)