IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.6181 of 2009 Between: Lingal Nagabhushanam, S/o. Narasimha Dass, R/o. H.No.28-112, Vidya Nagar, Miryalguda, DIST NALGONDA. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Superintendent of Police, Nalagonda, District Nalgonda. 2 Station House Officer, P.S. Miryalguda, District Nalgonda. .....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 order and direction, more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, in redelivering the personal 32 Revolver No.7140, B.No.06/1978, dated: 17-4-1979 and declare the inaction of the reports as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.R.SATYANARAYANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.6181 OF 2009 ORDER: The only grievance of the petitioner is that, on account of General Elections 1999, he deposited his personal revolver bearing No.7140 with the 2nd respondent- Station House Officer, Miryalaguda Police Station, Nalgonda District, as per the instructions of the 2nd respondent, but the same has not been returned to him till date, in spite of his submitting several representations in that regard. Learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submits that pursuant to the representation dated 08.09.2008 submitted by the petitioner, the 2nd respondent has issued a notice to the petitioner on 31.03.2009, informing him that his revolver would be returned after the General Elections 2009 are over. A copy of the said notice dated 31.03.2009 is placed before this Court. Learned Government Pleader further submits that, since the General Elections 2009 are over, the respondents are now taking steps to return the revolver of the petitioner. Recording the aforesaid submission of the learned Government Pleader for Home, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 17th April, 2009 IBL