IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.14896 of 2004 Between: Smt. D. Rajasree, W/o D.Ambajee, R/o H. No. 1-10-301, Kamsari Bazar, New Bowenpally, Secunderabad-11. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Government of A.P. rep. by Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Secretariat, Hyderabad-4. 2. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, Basheerbagh Hyderabad. 3. Station House Officer, P.S. Bowenpally, Secunderabad-11. 4. D. Ambajee, S/o. D. Bandappa, C/o Smt. Rekha Bai, R/o. H. NO. 1-33-81/A, Near Shiva Parvathi Apartments Kamsari Bazar, New Bowenpally, Secunderabad .....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 of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce Master Hitesh, S/o.D.Ambajee before this Hon'ble Court in flesh and restore the child to the custody of the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.C.M.R.VELU Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GOVT.PLEADER FOR HOME Counsel for Respondent No.4: None appeared. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) Respondent No.4 has brought the child to the Court. It is brought to our notice that the petitioner has already taken out proceedings for maintenance against respondent No.4, which are pending in the Family Court, Hyderabad. Respondent No.4 is directed to hand over the custody of the minor child Master Hitesh to the petitioner, who is the mother of the child. In our presence, custody has been handed over to the mother. In this view of the matter, insofar as this petition is concerned, nothing survives, and we close the proceedings and relegate the parties to the appropriate court for redressal of other grievances. _____________________ (DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J.) 2nd September 2004. __________________ (C.V.RAMULU, J.) ARS To 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Home, Secretariat,Hyderabad-4. 2. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3. The Station House Officer, P.S. Bowenpally, Secunderabad-11. 4. Two C.Cs. to Govt. Pleader for Home, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two C.D. copies.