IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 19579 of 2009 Between: Saleel Bai Rahmatullah Bahi Panjvani, S/o Rahmatullah, 45 years, Occ: Business, R/p Flat No.414, Fifth Floor Tower- Hippie Home, Rajendra Nagar, R.R. District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Director A.P. Forensic Laboratory, Red Hills, Hyderabad and another. .....RESPONDENTS HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRI PETITION No.19579 of 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in refusing to conduct D.N.A. test vide a letter dated 17.03.2008, as being illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioner is that he submitted an application before the 2nd respondent, on 17.03.2008 requesting him to conduct D.N.A paternity profile test to the petitioner and to his children, but the 2nd respondent refused to conduct the said test stating that unless a competent Court refers the matter to the 2nd respondent-laboratory, it will not hold the said D.N.A. test. Hence the writ petition. Heard both sides. Whether D.N.A test has to be done automatically or on the basis of an advice by the competent Court is not known. Except stating that the petitioner gave an application, on 17.03.2008, to the 2nd respondent to conduct D.N.A. test, there is nothing on record to show that the said application was rejected. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits of the case, I consider it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to look into the application dated 17.03.2008 submitted by the petitioner and pass necessary orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 17-11-2009 Gsn.