IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.21881 of 1994 Between: Kumari Kannam Rupavathi D/o. Late Sri Appa Rao R/o.Dallivari Street, Peda Waltair, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Govt. of A.P., rep., by it's Principal Secretary, Home Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police Visakhapatnam 3 The Inspector of Police, Gajuwaka Circle Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam 4 The Sub-Inspector of Police-III Town (L&O) Police Station, Pedawaltair, Visakhapatnam. 5 The Sub-Inspector of Police Malkapuram (L&O) Malkapuram P.S., Visakhapatnam. 6 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Budarayavalasa Police Station, Budarayavalasa, Marakamudidam Mandal, Vizianagaram District 7 M.Sivaprasada Rao, Advocate, permanently residing at Merakamudidam, Vizianagaram District temporarly residing at M.I.g-II, Block-100, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram (P), Visakhapatnam 8 R.N. Patro, R/o. Quarter No.H.I.G-36, daplex Chandra Sekharpur, Saileswar Vihar, Bhubaneswar-16, Orissa ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the respondents in harassing the Petitioner and interfering her personal life and depriving her peaceful life and personal liberty as illegal, arbitrary, and in violation of Art. 21 of the Constitution of India and to direct the Respondents not to interfere with her personal life and liberty and to award exemplary damages for the suffering and torture undergone by the petitioner due to illegal action of the Respondents 3 to 6. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. MAHERCHAND NORI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 6: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.7: Mr. G. RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.8: Notice unserved The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in this writ petition does not survive and has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) Date: 03.11.2004 Nsr To 1 The Principal Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police Visakhapatnam 3 The Inspector of Police, Gajuwaka Circle Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam 4 The Sub-Inspector of Police-III Town (L&O) Police Station, Pedawaltair, Visakhapatnam. 5 The Sub-Inspector of Police Malkapuram (L&O) Malkapuram P.S., Visakhapatnam. 6 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Budarayavalasa Police Station, Budarayavalasa, Marakamudidam Mandal, Vizianagaram District 7 Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 8 Two CD copies.