IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 6919 of 2004 Between: Umera Qureshi, w/o Mohammad Abdul Qayyum, r/o 18-7-198/A/121, New Moghalpura, Talabkatta, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by the Secretary (Political ) & Specially Empowered Officer, General Administration Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent, Central Prison, Chenchalguda, 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 will be pleased to issue a writ, direction or order, more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus, holding the actions of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to visit her husband who is under the custody of the 2nd respondent as unconstitutional, illegal, arbitrary and against all principles of fair play and natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to allow the petitioner to visit her husband once every week, after taking due precautions as may be felt necessary and proper by them till such time that he is in the custody of the 2nd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. SRINIVAS SIVARAJU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following : O R D E R : Heard the learned counsel appearing for both sides and at their request, the main Writ Petition is taken up for disposal. The grievance of the petitioner, who is wife of one Md.Abdul Qayyum, is that inspite of requests made, she is not being permitted to visit her husband, who has been detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. No doubt, the said order of detention was made against the petitioner’s husband as long as in October, 2003 and the challenge made against it was also unsuccessful. The request of petitioner-wife appears to be reasonable. This Court has already granted interim direction in this regard on 26.04.2004 in W.P.M.P.No.8996 of 2004. It is represented by both the counsel that the petitioner is visiting her husband and in view of the same, no further orders are necessary in this Writ Petition. Having regard to the above submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the interim order in W.P.M.P.No.8996 of 2004, dated 26.04.2004. No costs. --------------------------- 14.09.2004 DRK Copy to: 1 The Secretary (Political ) & Specially Empowered Officer, General Administration Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent, Central Prison, Chenchalguda, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to the G.P. for General Administration, High Court buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (o.u.t.). 4 Two CD copies.