IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23973 of 2005 Between: Ankam Nageswara Rao @ Gopi, S/o. Venkata Raju, R/o. Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Affairs, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 Superintendent of Police, E.G. District, Kakinada. 3 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rajahmundry Division, Rajahmundry, E.G. District. 4 The Station House Officer, I Town Police Station, Rajahmundry, E.G. 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 may be pleased to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No.2 to 4 in opening a rowdy sheet in Ref No.967/Row/E.G.District, dt.17-03-2005 on the file of the 4th respondent as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also the A.P. Police Standing Orders and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents not to harass the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner: Mr. T.V.S. Prabhakara Rao Counsel for the respondents: Govt. Pleader for Home The Court made the following Order: In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the opening of rowdy sheet against him on the file of the fourth respondent, Station House Office, I-Town Police Station, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. When the matter is taken up, it is submitted by thened Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents that the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner has been closed, reviewing his subsequent conduct. In view of the said submission, no further adjudication is necessary in this writ petition and the same is accordingly closed. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. March 24, 2009 MRR