THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.22491 of 2006 Date: 15.04.2010 Between: Prof. S.Seshaiah … Petitioner and The Station House Officer, Nandyala Police Station, Kurnool District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.22491 of 2006 ORAL ORDER : (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Raja Elango) Learned counsel for the petitioner is not present, nor there is any representation on his behalf. 2. Heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Advocate General, appearing for the respondents. 3. The petitioner is the State General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee. His main grievance in this writ petition is that the alleged detenu, namely Denakonda Jyothi, w/o. Venkateswarlu, resident of Nandyala, Kurnool District, who was admitted in the hospital, was chained to the cot by the police in the hospital. On seeing a photograph in the newspapers, he approached this Court seeking issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus for production of the alleged detenu before this Court. 4. When the matter came up for consideration, this Court ordered notice to the respondents herein. Subsequently, after filing of the counter affidavit, this Court ordered for an enquiry and directed the Superintendent of Police, Kurnool District, to take appropriate action against the persons, who committed the mistake. 5. The learned Assistant Government Pleader furnished an additional counter affidavit filed by the Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration), Kurnool District, wherein it is stated that in view of the direction given by this Court, already an enquiry has been conducted and the persons, who are responsible for chaining the alleged detenu, were punished departmentally. 6. In view of the said fact, this Court is of the view that nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA _________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 15.04.2010 Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.22491 of 2006 15.04.2010 (Msr)