IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 8121 of 1995 Between: Vasanthi, D/o. K.A. Menon R/o. 3-4-839, Barkatpura, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P. rep. by its Secretary, Home Department, Prisons and Jails, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Inspector General for Prisons and Jails, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 Sri Samual Johnson, Superintendent of Jail, Musheerabad Jail, Hyderabad, A.P. 4 The Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Water Works and Sewerages, 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 issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the act of the third respondent is illegal and unconstitutional, by directing the first and second respondents to take immediate necessary action in the matter to redress the grievance of the prisoners; For the Petitioner:Ms.Vasanthi, PARTY-IN-PERSON (Not present) For the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR HOME For the respondent No.4 : None appeared. The Court Made the Following : ORDER : This writ petition is filed as pro bono publico espousing the cause of prisoners lodged in Secunderabad Jail at Musheerabad, Hyderabad. The base for the writ petition is a news item published in Eenadu Telugu News Daily on 20-4-1995. While admitting the writ petition, this Court, by order of even date made in W.P.M.P.No.10171 of 1995, directed the respondents to provide the inmates of Musheerabad Jail, Hyderabad, the basic amenities as contemplated under Jail Rules and more particularly water and see that there are no insanitary conditions in the Jail premises. With this, in my considered opinion, the grievance of the petitioner, if any, is substantially redressed and no further orders are necessary. Further, judicial notice of the fact may be taken that the Musheerabad Jail has since been shifted from Secunderabad area to elsewhere and a new Government Hospital has come up at that place. In that view of the matter, no further orders are necessary and the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the interim orders. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J.) 23-06-2004. Msr. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Home Department, Prisons and Jails, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Inspector General for Prisons and Jails, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 Sri Samual Johnson, Superintendent of Jail, Musheerabad Jail, Hyderabad, A.P. 4 The Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Water Works and Sewerages, Hyderabad. 5.2CCs to Government Pleader for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.(OUT) 6.2CD copies HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.8121 of 1995 Dt.23-06-2004 (Msr)