IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11641 of 2008 BETWEEN Mohd. Adam. ... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad and three others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. SYED YASAR MAMOON Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: ORDER: This writ petition is filed by a practising advocate in the City Civil Court and this Court with a prayer, which reads as under: “It is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to pass an order, direction or a writ particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents such as disturbing the privacy of petitioner, visiting his officer bearing M.C.No.18-8-646/4, Edi Bazar, Hyderabad closing down the office of the petitioner thereby depriving of the petitioner of his fundamental right of right to profession and causing any harassment to the petitioner by abusing and getting his work stalled is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Rule of Law and pass any other such order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that the petitioner is an advocate practicing since 2001 having office at Room No.109, Unity House, Abids and he also formed a society viz. People for Peace and Justice to render free legal aid to the poor and needy. It is stated that he started an additional office at Mulgie No.18-8-646/4, Edi Bazar, Hyderabad along with other advocates viz. Syed Yaser Mamoon, Shoeb Bin Abdullaj and Syed Hashim Abbas. The grievance of the petitioner is that without any valid reason, at the instance of some persons, who are politically active in the area, the police are interfering with their office affairs; frequently visiting their office and directing them to close the office. 3. At the stage of admission, by order dated 02.06.2008, this Court directed the respondents not to interfere with the office of the petitioner in the aforesaid premises and not to call him to the police station until further orders. The said order dated 02.06.2008 is continued all along since the date of passing of the order. Though the writ petition is of the year 2008, no counter affidavit is filed either on behalf of respondent No.3 or respondent No.4, who is made party-in-person, who was working as Sub- Inspector of Police, Police Station Bhavaninagar, Hyderabad. 4. When the matter is taken up for hearing, though counter is not filed, it is represented by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that the respondent-police is not interfering with the office of the petitioner at all. 5. In view of the allegations of the petitioner in the affidavit being not contraverted by any counter and taking into account the interim order passed by this Court, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents not to interfere with the office of the petitioner located either at Room No.108, Unity House, Abids or their additional office located at Mulgie No.18-6-646/4, Edi Bazaar, Hyderabad. The writ petition is disposed of with the directions aforesaid. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J August 18, 2011 DSK