;.<£ a; HIGH COURTOF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Coram: Appellant Respondent Hon'bleShri Dhirendra Mishra, & Hon' ble Shri R.N. Chandrakar, JJ Writ Petition (HCl No. 1226 of2010 Dr. P. Varavara Rao, s/o. Late P. Kodanda Rama Rao, aged about 69 years, Occupation - Retd. Lecturer and Revolutionary writer, resident of H.No. 16-2-669/C/203, Lakshmi Apartments, Hyderbad (AP). Vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Present: Shri U.N.S. Deo, Govt. Advocate for the State. Smt. Fouzia Mirza, Asst. Solicitor General of India for UOI. Oral Order (Passed on this 26th day of March, 2010) Per Dhirendra Mishra, J. The instant petition was registered on the basis of letter petition. On the iasf date of hearing i.e., 22-3-2010 counsel for the State as well as Asst. Solicitor General for Union of India were directed to seek instructions in the matter and report/written submission is being filed on behalf of the State of Chhattisgarh during course of the day. In the aforesaid submission, it has been stated that informations were called from all the Police Districts of the State of Chhattisgarh (filed as Annexure R/17 according to which the said Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad is not in the custody of Chhattisgarh Police as on date i.e., 26-3-2010. 2) Apart from the reports received from District Superintendents of Police, the State has also filed newspaper cuttings of news published on 22-3-2010 and 23-3-2010 annexed as Annexure R/2 whereinit is reported that missing leader Cherukuri Rajkumar better known as Comrate Azad has been found and safe. 3) Shri U.N.S. Deo, learned Govt. Advocate for the State submits that the petitioner's letter petition is also based on media report. 4) Smt. Fouzia Mirza, learned Asst. Solicitor General for Union of India, on telephonic instructions received from the Office of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home, submits that the identity of the said Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad is not known to the Home Ministry or its intelligence wing. 5) We have heard learned counsel for the State as well as Union of India, perused the letter petition as also the response that has been'filed by the State. 6) The letter has been addressedto the High Court of Chhattisgarh only on the basis of certain repori:s appearing in the media. The letter petition is not based on any personal information of the letter petitioner. Thus, keeping in view the categorical response of the State of Chhattisgarh based on the reports received from respective Superintendents of the Police Districts of the State and further considering the subsequent media reports that have been filed along with response, we are of the opinion that no further proceedings in the instant petition is called for. 7) The petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge Sd/- R.N. Chandrakar Judge K^.