IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 4639 of 2007 Between: Meda Srinivas Rao @ Meda Sreenu, S/o. Suryanarayana, R/o. Rajahmundray, E.G.District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 2 Station House Officer, III town Police Station,Rajahmundry, E.G.District. .....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 a Writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the proposed action of the respondents in opening rowdy sheet against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Art. 21 of Constitution of India and for a consequential order directing the respondents to close the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner herein. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. CH.DHANAMJAYA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.4639 OF 2007 ORDER : This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in opening rowdy-sheet against the petitioner as arbitrary and illegal. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, it is pleaded that as on today four cases are pending against the petitioner in the Court of the III-Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajahmundry for diﬀerent oﬀences and that having regard to the activities of the petitioner a rowdy-sheet has been opened against the petitioner on 11.11.2006 after obtaining the permission of the Sub-Divisional Police Oﬃcer, Rajahmundry. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents, though I do not ﬁnd any justiﬁable reason to hold that opening of the rowdy-sheet against the petitioner itself is arbitrary or illegal, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to review the case of the petitioner in the light of Standing Order No.601 of A.P. Police Manual and take an appropriate decision as to continuation of rowdy-sheet against the petitioner for further period. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to review the case of the petitioner and pass appropriate order as to continuation of the rowdy sheet against him for further period on or before 31.12.2008 after giving an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the order passed shall be communicated to the petitioner. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 11.11.2008 gbs