IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 11509 of 2004 Between: Mohd.Shakeel @ Shakku, S/o Zainulabuddin, R/o 16-9-749, Near H.R.C. Malakpet, Hyderabad ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad 2 The Station House Officer, Chadarghat Police Station, Hyderabad ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in opening a rowdy sheet against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14, Article 19(1)(e) and Article 21 of Constitution of India Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MOHD.MUZAFFER ULLAH KHAN Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: ORDER: Petitioner questions the action of the respondents in opening a rowdy sheet and continuing the same though no cases are pending against him and the cases registered against him ended in acquittal. Learned Government Pleader for Home submits that the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner is ordered to be closed temporarily by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Zone, Hyderabad by his order No.HE-2/3236/2004 dated 11.08.2004. In view of the above, the writ petition is allowed directing the respondents to close the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner. It is needless to observe that if the petitioner is involved in more than one case involving breach of peace it is always open for the respondents to open a rowdy sheet against the petitioner. No costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 12, 2005 Dsk That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. Witness the Hon’ble Sri Bilal Nazki, the Acting Chief Justice on this Tuesday the Twelfth Day of April Two Thousand and Five. To 1 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad 2 The Station House Officer, Chadarghat Police Station, Hyderabad 3 Two CCs to GP For Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) Two CD Copies.