IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) THURSDAY THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE: S.ANANDA REDDY W.P. No.5224 of 2004 Between: Chilla Sesaiah. Petitioner AND 1. The State of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Ministry of Home, Secretariat Building, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Superintendent, Gandhi Hospital, Musheerabad, Secunderabad. 3. The Station House Officer, Neredment, Secunderabad. Respondents 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 a writ or order more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, to directing the respondents (a) to conduct the post mortem over the dead body of Ch. Venugopal, who died on 17-03-2004 in the presence of a Judicial Magistrate by a panel of three senior doctors and videographed or recorded on film and further (b) Direct the Respondents to communicate to this Hon’ble Court and the petitioner the result of the post mortem as conducted above and (c) Direct the respondents to initiate a judicial enquiry into the alleged encounter death of Ch.Venugopal on 17-03-2004. The Petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the petition and affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. Sivaraju Srinivas, Advocate for the Petitioner and of G.P. for Home, on behalf of the Respondents. The Court made the following ORDER: “ The writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to get the post mortem of the dead body of the deceased Ch.Venugopal, carried out by a team of three senior doctors of Gandhi Hospital, Musheerabad under the coverage of Videography. The respondents are further directed to produce the post-mortem report as well as the video cassette recorded before the appropriate authorities for further investigation.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Registrar Judicial, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (Fax No. 27707236) 2. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Home, State of A.P., Secretariat Building, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintendent, Gandhi Hospital, Musheerabad, Secunderabad. (By Fax) 4. The Station House Officer, Neredment, Secunderabad. 5. Two CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court of A.P.Hyd(OUT) 6. Mr. Sivaraju Srinivas, Advocate, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. (By Spl. Messenger with a direction to communicate the order to the 2nd respondent ie., The Superintendent, Gandhi Hospital, Musheerabad, Secunderabad.) 7. One spare copy. SAH