IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7827 of 1998 Between: K.Seshasayi Sharma, S/o.Late K.B.K.Murthy, Construction, Puttaparthy, Anantapur Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Narala Venkata Reddy, Putaparthy PS, Anantapur District. 2 Superintendent of Police, Anantapur Dist. 3 Director and Inspector General of Police, State of A.p., 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 order or direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. 1 in summoing and detaining the petitioner in puttaparthy PS for several nours during last Week of Feburary, 1998 in a Matter purely of a civil Nature and narassing petitioner mentally and physically by using fillthy language and his interference in petitioner 's business work is illegal and arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent not to interfere with petitioner personal liberty except under due process of law and further direct R- 1 to pay compensation to the petitioner for damages suffered by the petitioenr due to R-is illegal detention. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.R.N.HEMENDRANATH REDDY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Mr. A. Hanumantha Reddy Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The learned counsel for the first respondent represented that the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 04-03-2005 Svv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Superintendent of Police, Anantapur Dist. 2 The Director and Inspector General of Police, State of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs. to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{PRASAD}