IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 10685 of 2004 Between: 1 Mirza Anwar Baig, S/o.Late Mirza Osman Baig, R/o.19-1-441/1, Omda Bazar, Hyderabad. 2 Sri Saleh Bin Abood Nahdi @ Saleh Nahdi, S/o.Late Abood Bin Sultan Nahdi, R/o.H.No.22-3-315, 316, Magarki Bowli, Mir Chowk Road, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner of police, Twin Cities, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of police, South Zone, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad. 3 The Assistant Commissioner of police, Falaknuma Division, Falaknuma, Hyderabad. 4 The Station House officer, Chandrayangutta police Station,Chandrayangutta, 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 will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents Nos.2 to 4 in posting a police picket in front of a private property, i.e.,bearing municipal No.18-1-514/MN/35, situated at Mohd.Nagar (Naseeb Nagar),Kandikal village, Bandlaguda Mandal, Hyderabad so as to prevent the petitioners herein from entering into their own property and further interfering with the civil disputes, as highly illegal arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos.2 to 4 to withdraw forthwith the police picket and further direct them not to interfere with the personal liberties of the petitioners and also in the civil disputes. Counsel for the Petitioner :MR.P.SHIV KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.10685 OF 2004 ORAL ORDER : This writ petition is filed by the petitioners aggrieved by the action of the respondents 2 to 4 in posting police picket in front of a private property i.e., bearing Municipal No.18-1-514/MN/35, situated at Mohd. Nagar (Naseeb Nagar), Kandikal Village, Bandlaguda Mandal, Hyderabad so as to prevent the petitioners from entering into their own property. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, it has been explained by the Inspector of Police, Chandrayanagutta Police Station, Hyderabad that a picket was posted in the said area to prevent any law and order problem in view of the General Elections and the posting of the said picket has nothing to do with the civil disputes of the petitioners in respect of the property in question. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is represented by the learned Government Pleader for Home that since the General Elections have already been concluded the picket which was posted before the property in question has been removed. In the circumstances, nothing remains for adjudication on merits. Accordingly, recording the statement of the learned Government Pleader for Home that the picket posted before the property in question has already been removed, the Writ Petition is closed. No costs. ________________ 19th July, 2004. Gbs To 1 The Commissioner of police, Twin Cities, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner of police, South Zone, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad. 3 The Assistant Commissioner of police, Falaknuma Division, Falaknuma, Hyderabad. 4 The Station House officer, Chandrayangutta police Station,Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad. 4.2CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court Blds, Hyderabad (OUT). 5.2CD copies