THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.3160 of 2010 Date of Order: 21-07-2010 Between: 1. All India Yadav Mahasabha A.P. State Committee, Khailash Bhavan, Hyderabad ..Petitioner and 1.The Govt. of A.P., rep by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others ..Respondents The Court made the following Order: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.3160 of 2010 Oral Order: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) The petitioner by filing this writ petition by way of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) ventilating the grievance of Yadava Community as a whole stating that recently CDs are playing by name “Golla Mallamma Kodala” in Autos, Jatharas, Restaurants, Functions and other entertainment/fun purposes/places and the lyrics are describing the beauty of Yadava Girl, who is said to be a married person, which are derogatory in nature. Therefore, petitioner made a representation to the Director General of Police, Saifabad, Hyderabad—2nd respondent herein on 06-02-2010 pointing out that the producer and publisher are making money by selling the CDs. and when the matter is brought to the notice of TV Channels like TV9 and Sakshi TV, the management of the said channels called for a debate on the above said topic, in which the author of song Jangi Reddy agreed that he had written the song but the same is not in its original form and it is said to have been manipulated by deleting and inclusion of new words which can change the meanings and also humiliating some of the people. In spite of the said representation, the police have not taken any action so far. Hence, the present writ petition to direct the respondents to impose ban on selling, circulating and playing of CDs and also telecasting the CDs at all places, besides order for seizure of CDs for all the business places who are marketing the CDs in the name and style of “Golla Mallamma” or Nalla Mallamma”. The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Hyderabad—5th respondent filed a counter stating that on receipt of petition, the Director General of Police, A.P., Hyderabad—2nd respondent vide his Memo Rc.No.1007/Compts-4/2010, dated 05-03-2010 issued instructions to all the Officers in the State of Andhra Pradesh to furnish the information with the contents of the petition submitted by the petitioner for taking appropriate legal action. On receipt of the representation, they have gathered information from all the Station House Officers concerned with regard to registering of any criminal cases with regard to the subject matter, but so far no one approached the police of Cyberabad Commissionerate nor lodged any complaints with regard to playing of CDs and lyrics of song describing the beauty of the Yadava Girl, and he issued general instructions to all the Station House Officers concerned, if any compliant with regard to subject matter of the petition of the petitioner is received, act in accordance with law if necessary, by registering criminal cases, but he has no power to seize the CDs of any community people and stop the lyrics of songs except registration of crime, if any cognizable compliant is received from any individual. Unless the petitioner demonstrates that the author of the CDs has committed any crime, this Court is not under obligation to ban on the selling, circulating and playing of CDs nor can order for seizure of the CDs. In view of the same, the present writ petition cannot be entertained and it is accordingly dismissed. However, petitioner is at liberty to file necessary compliant, if aggrieved by the display of above cassettes and proceed in accordance with law. No costs. _________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. ___________ K.C.BHANU,J. 21-07-2010 Murthy