IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION Nos : 14064 & 14066 of 2001 & W.P.M.P.Nos.27049 & 27050 of 2005 & W.P.M.P.Nos.17595 of 2001; 17635 of 2008; W.P.M.P(SR) 69195 of 2008; WRIT PETITION No:14064 of 2008: Between: M/s Nagarjuna Finance Limited, Rep., by its Director, Having its regd.office at Road No.6, Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The State Forum Constituted under the Consumer Protection Act, rep., by the Registrar, Khairathabad, Hyderabad & 23 others. .....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 Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order directing the respondents not to entertain any complaint from the depositors of the petitioner for repayment of their ﬁxed deposits by the petitioner and if any such complaint was entertained and registered, not to proceed with the same contrary to the order, dated 29-02-2000, in Company Petition No.35 of 2000 passed by the Company Law Board, Southern Region Bench, Chennai. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.P.KAMLAKAR Counsels for the Respondents : Mr.K.MURALIDHAR REDDY; Mr.P.V.RAMARAJU; Mr.Y.V.RAVI PRASAD; Mr.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY; (ASST SOLICITOR GEN); Dr.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR; Mr.K.R.PRABHAKAR;Mr.CH.DHANAMJAYA; Mr.K.V.CHALAPATHI RAO & Smt.T.VIDYA RANI WRIT PETITION NO : 14066 of 2001 Between: M/s Nagarjuna Finance Limited, Represented by the Director Sri.N.Selvaraju Having its registered Office at Road No.6 Nagarjuna Hills, Panjagutta, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by the Principal Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3 Government of Tamilnadu, rep.by the Principal Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 4 The Director General of Police, Tamilnadu Beach Road, Chennai 5 Government of Karnataka rep.by the Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, Bangalore 6 The Director General of Police Karnataka, Bangalore 7 Government of Maharashtra rep.by the Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, Mumbai 8 The Director General of Police Maharashtra, Mumbai 9 Government of West Bengal rep.by the Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, Kolkatta 10 The Director General of Police West Bengal at Kolkatta 11 Government of Delhi rep.by the Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, New Delhi 12 The Commissioner of Police New Delhi 13 D.Padmavathi W/o.K.Srinivas R/o.Plot No.152, Sripuram Colony, Malakpet, Hyderabad-36 14 K.Vasantha Lakhsmi D/o.K.Ammaji 105, Sai Kiran Deluxe Apartments Near Satya Sai Nigamagamam, Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad-73 15 K.Anvesh being Minor rep.by Grand Mother K.Ammaji 105, Saikiran Deluxe Apartments, Near Satyasai Nigamagamam, Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad-500 073 16 C.Rajya Lakshmi Devi W/o.C.Suryanarayana 1-88-3, Rayuduvari Palem, Kakinada- 533 005 17 P.Satyavani C/o.C.Rajya Lakshmi Devi 1-88-3, Rayuduvari Palem, Kakinada- 533 005 18 L.Padmaja Rani W/o.L.V.A.Narasayya 23-7-29/A, Duggirala Vari Street, Frazerpet, Kakinada, W.Godavari District 19 G.Leelavathi W/o.Raghurathi Naidu R/o.Peddalingapalli Village Kala Road, Chandragiri Mandal, Tirupathi, Chittoor District 20 G.Raghupathi Naidu S/o.G.Naidu R/o.Peddalingapalli Village Kala Road, Chandragiri Mandal, Tirupathi, Chittoor District 21 Srirang Undegaonkar S/o.Yeshwant Rao 2-3-512/72, Bapu Nagar, Amberpet, Hyderabad 22 Mrs.Kamala W/o.Srirang Undegaonkar 2-3-512/72, Bapu Nagar, Amberpet, Hyderabad 23 Mrs.K.Vijaya Lakshmi W/o.K.Krishna R/o.Q.No.1205/14, Railway Quarters Chilakalaguda, Secunderabad-25 24 Miss.K.Manjusha D/o.K.Krishna R/o.Q.No.1205/14, Railway Quarters, Chilakalaguda, Secunderabad-25 25 T.Kesaiah S/o.T.Narayana H.No.51, Kesava Nilayam Gandhi Wada, Gadak Road, Hubli - 580 020 26 O.Adi Narayana S/o.O.Subbaiah H.No.51, Kesava Nilayam Gandhi Wada, Gadak Road, Hubli - 580 020 27 A.Lakshminarasimham S/o.Venkataratnam C/o.Lakshmi Srinivasa Electricals, R/o.Narsapur, W.G.District 28 Baby Amulya Reddy D/o.K.Shanker Reddy being Minor rep.by her natural Guardian and Father K.Shanker Reddy, S/o.K.Pitchi Reddy age 46 yrs, Occ:Service, H.No.7-1-307/14/2/1,Subhashnagar, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad-18 29 K.Balaji S/o.K.Suryanarayana R/o.Velpur (Post) Tanuku Mandal West Godavari District 30 Manik Rao S/o.late Manohar Rao H.No.3-3-988, Kutbiguda, Hyderabad-27 31 Smt.Manjula Rao W/o.Manik Rao H.No.3-3-988, Kutbiguda, Hyderabad-27 32 Marthi Venkat Reddy S/o.Sri.M.Gopal Reddy H.No.3-3-988, Kutbiguda, Hyderabad-27 33 Ms.Vijiam Pillai D/o.late Sri.Gangadharan Pillai R/o.82-B, Vengalrao Nagar, Hyderabad 34 Dr.Ashok Pillai S/o.late Sri.Gangadharan Pillai R/o.82-B, Vengalrao Nagar, Hyderabad 35 P.Saraswathi W/o.late Sri.P.C.Laxman Rao R/o.F-201, Palace View Estate Road No.2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 36 Smt.O.Krishnaveni W/o.late O.S.Sarma R/o.Ramanthapur, Hyderabad 37 P.Durga Prasad S/o.Ramakotaiah H.NO.32-41-27, 3rd Street, Revenue Colony, Machavaram, Vijayawada, Krishna District 38 A.Anantha Padmanabham S/o.Ramesham R/o.Regadi Maddikunta M.R.Sultanabad Karimnagar District 39 Ms.Vemuri Jhansy Lakhsmi D/o.Basavaiah Konakanchi Post Via Chillakallu, Krishna District 40 Ms.Pavuluri Sirisha (Minor) resident of 9th Ward Nagayalanka Post & Mandal Krishna District, rep.by her Guardian Mr.P.Ravindra Rao 41 Mudgant Dasharatha Reddy S/o.Thirupathi Reddy 10-4-126, Bank Colony, R.R.Road No.1, Karimnagar District 42 Baby D.Sailaja D/o.D.Shankaraiah being a Minor rep.by her Natural Guardian & Father D.Shankaraiah, S/o.D.Mallaiah age 45 yrs, Occ:Service, R/o.H.No.3-4-526/39, Flat No.4 St.No.10, Aditya Apartments, Lingampally, Narayanguda, Hyd 43 Vengala Venkati S/o.Devaiah R/o.Mallaram Village Vemulawada, Karimnagar 44 Vengala Anjaiah S/o.Devaiah R/o.Mallaram Village Vemulawada, Karimnagar 45 V.Ravi S/o.Devaiah R/o.Mallaram Village Vemulawada, Karimnagar 46 Balaiah S/o.Laxmaiah R/o.Moodapally Chandurthy Karimnagar 47 Smt.J.Rajavva W/o.Sri.Raji Reddy R/o.Mallaram Village Vemulawada, Karimnagar 48 Smt.Annapurna Tiwari W/o.Ravi Kumar Tiwari H.No.5-3-276, Hindi Nagar Goshamahal, Hyderabad 49 Smt.I.Kanakamma W/o.late I.Chandrasekhar Reddy H.No.17/211, Karnala Street, Nellore-524 001 50 I.Ravindranath Reddy S/o.Rajagopal Reddy H.No.17/211, Karnala Street, Nellore-524 001 51 M.Rama Krishna Reddy S/o.late M.Janakirama Reddy H.No.17/211, Karnala Street, Nellore-524 001 52 Smt.I.Neeraja W/o.M.Ramakrishna Reddy H.No.17/211, Karnala Street, Nellore-524 001 53 Megaraj Banu W/o.A.Nagoor Gani H.No.2-1/2, Post Navipet, Navipet Mandal, Nizamabad District 54 A.Nagoor Gani S/o.Ameer H.No.2-1/2, Post Navipet, Navipet Mandal, Nizamabad District 55 M.Uma D/o.M.Jayasankara Reddy H.No.18-3-61/2A, Khadi Colony, Tirupathi, Chittoor District 56 Smt.M.Vijaya Lakshmi W/o.M.Jayasankara Reddy H.No.18-3-61/2A, Khadi Colony, Tirupathi, Chittoor District .....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, in the nature of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the respondents to issue a writ, direction or order directing the respondents to issue appropriate orders/instructions to their subordinate Police Oﬃcers not to entertain any complaint against the petitioner company, its Directors and employees from the depositors of the petitioner company complaining non- payment of the ﬁxed deposits including interest thereon and/ or register any crime, summon, arrest or take action against the petitioner company, its Directors and employees and not to take action if the crime is already registered contrary to the order Dt.29/02/2000 in Company Petition NO.35/2000, passed by the Company Law Board, Southern Region Bench, Chennai, under Sec.58-A(9) of the Companies Act, 1956. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.P.KAMLAKAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : COMMON ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice B.Prakash Rao) Heard both sides and at their request these two Writ Petitions are taken up for disposal. 2. Pending disposal of the Company Petition No.35 of 2000 ﬁled by petitioner herein several applications to implead have been ﬁled by various parties. However, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the main application itself was disposed of and hence no cause of action survives in these Writ Petitions. 3. Accordingly, Writ Petitions are dismissed as infructuous. Consequently the Miscellaneous Petitions are also dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ B.PRAKASH RAO,J ___________________ R. KANTHA RAO,J 19th September,2008 Tsy To 1. 2CD copies to the GP for Home.