IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2060 of 2002 Between: A anonymous petition enclosing there to a paper clipping of The Hindu, English Daily News paper Dt.Nil ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary to Govt. of A.P. Medical & Health, Family Welfare Department Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Director, Medical & Health, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad 3 The District Collector, Anantapur District Anantapur 4 The Superintendent of Police Anantapur District Anantapur 5 The District Medical & Health Officer Anantapur, Anantapur 6 Chenna Krishnamma Auxiliary Nursing Midwife (ANM) Primary Health Centre, Kolimirallapalli village, Amadagur mandal, Anantapur District .....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 For the reasons stated in the paper clipping of the Hindu English daily news paper Dated nil sent by the petitioner herein this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an order, direction or a writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus calling for the remarks and records from the respondents herein in and connected to the death of (a)Adilaxmamma, aged 30 yrs, (b)D.Ratnamma, aged 26 yrs, (c)V.Arunamma, aged 20 yrs, and (d).K.Gangulamma, aged 63 yrs, all labourers of the Vaddera community belonging to Kolimirallapalli village in Amadagur Mandal, of Anantapur District due to injecting the drug which was expired and to direct the authorities concerned to enquire in to the matter and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: TAKEN UP Counsel for Respondents 1, 2,3,4 and 5: G.P. for Medical and Health Counsel for Respondent No.6: MR.T.JAGDISH The Court made the following Oral Order: (per Sri Devinder Gupta, CJ) An anonymous petition was received appending thereto, paper clipping of Hindu English daily, dated 4.1.2002. It was brought to the notice of the Court that due to injection of a drug which had expired, death of Adilaxamma, D. Ratnamma, V. Arunamma and K. Gangulamma had taken place, who were all labourers of Vaddera community, belonging to Kolimirallapalli village of Amadagur Mandal, Anantapur District. On registration of the petition as taken up matter, Superintendent of Police, Anantapur was directed to submit his report within four weeks. Sri M. Sivaiah, Zonal Inspector, CID, Anantapur, had forwarded the report submitted by Smt. Anjana Sinha, Superintendent of police, Anantapur as regards the incident which had occurred on 4.1.2002 and which was published in Hindu newspaper. It was stated that the matter got investigated upon and it ultimately was transferred to C.B.C.I.D., A.P., Hyderabad, and after investigation, C.I.D., had filed charge sheet on 23.3.2002 vide P.R.C. No.37/202 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kadiri. On 20.9.2002, case was committed to sessions and it was made over to Additional District Judge, Hindupur vide S.C. No.18/2003. It is also stated that the Government of Andhra Pradesh had given Ex-gratia of Rs.2.00 lakhs to the families of the deceased. Besides this, the Government also provided a residential house to the families of the deceased and also offered free education to the children of the deceased. In view of the above, no further directions deserves to be issued in this petition. The petition shall stand accordingly closed. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ Date: 6th December, 2004 ________________________ M. NARAYANA REDDY, J pnb To 1. The Secretary to Govt. of A.P. Medical & Health, Family Welfare Department Secretariat, Hyderabad . 2 The Director, Medical & Health, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Anantapur District Anantapur. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Anantapur District, Anantapur. 5. The District Medical & Health Officer, Anantapur, Anantapur. 6. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Medical & Health, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 7. Two C.D. copies