lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.5215 of 2009 DATE:10.02.2010 Between: Erigela Viswanadha Reddy ... Petitioner and The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool, Kurnool District and others ... Respondents l l l l l l l l l lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.5215 of 2009 l ORDER: According to the petitioner, in all the criminal cases filed against him by his rivals on political grounds, he was acquitted, and as of now, no criminal cases are pending against him. However, the respondents had opened a rowdy sheet against him on 21.07.1996 and are continuing the same. Being aggrieved by the same, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. · 22. A detailed counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the 1st respondent admitting the aforesaid factual aspect. · 33. In the light of the above and having heard both sides, this Court has no hesitation to come to the conclusion that continuation of the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner is nothing, but abuse of process of law, and accordingly, the rowdy sheet is liable to be quashed. · 44. In the result, the writ petition is allowed and the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner on 21.07.1996 by the respondents is hereby quashed. There shall be no order as to costs. · _________________________ lGOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 10th February, 2010 lcbs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·WRIT PETITION No.5215 of 2010 ·(Allowed) 10th February, 2010 l lcbs l