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 : 14106 of 1998 Between: John Wilson, S/o H.Harry, R/o 10-5-779/21, Venkatanagar Lane-3, St.No.5, Tukaramgata, Sec'bad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Station House Officer, Police Station, Tukaramgata, Sec'bad. 2 Station House Officer, Women's Police Station, Hyderabad 3 Shanti, W/o Jhon Wilson, R/o 12-8-235/4/1, Mettuguda, Sec'bad. .....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 an Appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in detaining the petitioner and his Family Members in the Police Station, Tukaramgate, Sec'bad without due process of law as illegal and arbitrary and unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner: A.SRIDEVI (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR HOME (Not present) The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 and 2 in detaining him and his familymembers in Police Station, Tukaramgate, Secunderabad and Women Police Station, Hyderabad without due process of law, as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter came up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner as well as the respondents. The main relief and the interim relief sought for by the petitioner are one and the same. This Court while admitting the writ petition by order, dated 15-05-1998, granted interim direction in W.P.M.P. No.16980 of 1998. By virtue of the interim direction, no orders are required to be passed. Therefore, 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 Station House Officer, Police Station, Tukaramgata, Sec'bad. 2 Station House Officer, Women's Police Station, Hyderabad 3 Two C.Cs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 4 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KCS}