IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14154 of 2006 Between: I.Y. Babji … Petitioner AND The Principal Secretary (Home & Courts) State of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri A. Chandrashaker for Sri S. Venkatesham This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14154 of 2006 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in refusing to permit the petitioner or any other authorized person from our News Paper to interview Kosa Raju Venkateswara Rao S/o. Vijaya Simha who is remanded to judicial custody in C.C. No. 3/2002 on the file of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad and who is in the custody of third respondent central prison as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, malafide and in violation of Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India to its Citizens including the convicts and the freedom of press and the right of the citizens to have information and to consequently direct the respondent to permit me to interview Mr. Kosa Raju Venkateswara Rao to telecast the same in our News Paper to bring the state of affairs to the knowledge of the public from, on such terms and conditions as deemed fit an proper and pass such other order or orders as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” At the hearing, Sri A. Chandra Shaker representing Sri S.Venkatesham, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is therefore dismissed as infructuous. However, as requested by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the issue raised in this writ petition is left open for being raised and adjudicated in an appropriate case. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.17630 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 22.04.2008 ES