IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7931 of 2009 Between: S. Vijaya Venkata Nageswara Rao S/o. S. Chinna Garataiah R/o. D.No. 2-4-11/1, Kakaraparthivari Street, Ram nagar, Ward No.5, Nidadavole, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by The Superintendent of Police West Godavari District at Eluru. 2 The Station House officer Moghaltur Police Station West Godavari District. 3 Chittiboyina Manikyala Rao S/o. Sri Rama Murthy Besides Mogalturu Police Station, Mogalturu Village & Mandal, West Godavari 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent police in interfering with the personal liberties of the Petitioner and his family members and pressurizing them to pay an amount of Rs.10,00,000/- to the 3rd Respondent without any legal cause as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent police to forbear from interfering with the personal liberties of the petitioner and not to pressurize the petitioner and his family members should pay an amount of Rs.10,00,000 to the 3rd Respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR,KUNCHEAMMAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following Order: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.7931 of 2009 Order: This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent police in interfering with the personal liberties of the Petitioner and his family members and pressurizing them to pay an amount of Rs.10,00,000/- to the 3rd Respondent without any legal cause as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent police to forbear from interfering with the personal liberties of the petitioner and not to pressurize the petitioner and his family members should pay an amount of Rs.10,00,000 to the 3rd Respondent.” The matter was adjourned twice at the request of the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents for getting instructions. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader produced written instructions submitted by the Station House Officer, Moghaltur Police Station, West Godavari District, the second respondent, wherein it is stated that second respondent has not received any complaint against the petitioner as of now and as such, the question of interfering with his personal activities does not arise. It is categorically denied by the second respondent that he has asked the petitioner and his family members to pay a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- to the third respondent. In view of the stand taken by the second respondent in his written submissions, no further adjudication is necessary in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 01.05.2009 VGB