THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WP NO.32163 OF 1998 DATED 12TH JULY, 2006 BETWEEN: Akthar Mirza Munawar Baig, S/o.Mirza Mazaher Baig ……. Petitioner And The Secretary to Government of AP, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 2 others …… Respondents WP No.32163 of 1998 Order: (Per Sri GM,J) This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the rowdy sheet being maintained by the 3rd respondent against the petitioner as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently to quash the same to meet the ends of justice. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other associates created panic among the people of a community i n Shamsheer Gunj Police limits and, therefore, four criminal cases were registered against him and on a proposal sent by the Assistant Commission of Police, Chatrinaka Division, rowdy sheet was opened against the petitioner to watch his movements. Learned counsel for the petitioner strenuously contended that all the criminal cases registered against the petitioner were arising out of the communal riots occurred in the year 1990 and all the four cases registered against the petitioner ended in acquittal. Learned counsel also states that the rowdy sheet cannot be continued for long time against a citizen without there being his periodical involvement in offences. Inasmuch as it is stated that the petitioner is not involved in any new offences after the 1990 communal riots and in all the four criminal cases registered against him ended in acquittal, the rowdy sheet proceeding maintained by the 3rd respondent in respect of the petitioner is hereby quashed and the writ petition is accordingly allowed. No costs. ____________________ Ghulam Mohammed, J Dated 12th July, 2006 Nrg.