THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :18754 of 2009 DATED: 05-10-2009 Between: Y.V.Diwakar. ..... PETITIONER And The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad & another. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: A rowdy sheet was opened against the petitioner as early as in the year, 2001 on the ground that he is involved in a number of criminal cases. Though the said criminal cases ended in acquittal, as the respective police officials have not closed the said rowdy sheet the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not closing the rowdy sheet opened against him as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 3. A detailed counter affidavit is filed stating that in all there were five criminal cases against the petitioner and the petitioner was acquitted in some of the cases and the other cases were compromised in the Lok Adalat. 4. In the light of the said statement made in the counter affidavit, this Court is of the view that the police officials ought to have closed the said rowdy sheet. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is allowed and the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner is hereby quashed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 05th October, 2009. Tsy