IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 1465 of 2005 Between: B. Omprakash Yadav, S/o Shankarlal Yadav, R/o 14-1-530, Godi-ki-kabar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Hyderabad. 2 The Station House Officer, Manghalghat Police Station, Hyderabad. .....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 any other appropriate writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in opening the rowdy sheet and Dosssier criminal sheet against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14, Article 19 (1) (e) and Article 21 of the constutiton of India and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.SRINIVASA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears. No counter is forthcoming. It is the case of the petitioner that opening of the ‘rowdy sheet’ against him even though he had been acquitted in criminal case is illegal, arbitrary and without any justification. If no case is pending against the petitioner and the cases registered against him ended in acquittal, the rowdy sheet opened against him cannot be continued in perpetuity. Hence, it is for the respondent- authorities to review the rowdy sheets at the end of every year and take a decision as to the continuance or discontinuance of the rowdy-sheet. The petitioner is permitted to make a representation before the respondents and on receipt of such a representation, the respondents are directed to consider and dispose of the same within four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------- V. ESWARAIAH, J DATE: 28.3.2008 CVM