IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6769 of 2009 Between: Tatiparthi John Prakash, s/o. Prakasam, Janathadal (S), Andhra Pradesh, Occ : Social Worker, Mamidipalem, Ongole District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh by Principal Secretary, Home Department, AP Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Director General of Police, Intelligence, AP Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Prakasam. 4 The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus the action of the 4th respondent in issuing political suspect sheet in PF No. No. 82/PKM against the petitioner since March 2004 as per the orders of the 1st respondent vide memo No. 36/PF/2004 dated 31-3-2004, though no case is pending against the petitioner since then, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently set aside the police suspect sheet PF No. 82/PKM issued by the 4th respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The petitioner, who claims to be a political leader and social worker, states that he agitated against the then District Collector and conducted Dharnas in front of the Collectorate, and the revenue and police officials arrested him and foisted a false case, in which, he was subsequently acquitted, and since 2004, no case has been registered against him. He states that he is contesting for elections from Ongole Assembly segment in the ensuring elections on Janata Dal (S) ticket. Now, his grievance is that though no complaint has been received nor any case is registered against him, the 4th respondent, as per the orders dated 31.03.2004 of the 2nd respondent-Additional Director General of Police, opened a political suspect sheet against him in Prakasam District, which according to the petitioner, is arbitrary and illegal. The 4th respondent-Superintendent of Police filed counter affidavit stating that in order to keep watch over the movements of the petitioner confidentially the political suspect sheet was opened and the liberty of the petitioner is not affected on account of maintaining the file and no specific adverse activity of the petitioner came to light during the last few months i n Prakasam District and the suspect sheet in PF. No.82/PLM opened against the petitioner is closed. In view of the stand taken in the counter affidavit that the political suspect sheet in PF No.82/PKM opened against the petitioner is closed, no further orders are necessary in this writ petition, and the same is accordingly closed. The respondents are directed to communicate a copy of the orders closing the political suspect sheet opened against the petitioner, to him. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 28th April, 2009 bcj