IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 629 of 2008 Between: 1 M/s.Maranatha Visvasa Samajam, rep.by its Founder And President Rev.Gulapalli Moses Choudary, S/.o. Late Kanak Residing At Gayatri Nagar, Vijayawada-520008 2 Siripurapu Silas Prakash (Director), S/o. Kutumba Rao Residing AT ASR nagar Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam-13 ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of Andhra pradesh, Rep.by its Secretary Ministry of Home, AP Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner of Police, East Zone Visakhapatnam 3 The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada city Vijayawada, Krishna District .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an appropriate order direction or a writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the restrictions imposed by the 3rd respondent in C.No.2055/SB/S1/2007 dated 27.12.2007 to the effect that foreigners arriving India on "Tourist Visa" cannot preach or address religious congregations and for this purpose they should in variably come to Indian on an Missionary visa" are arbitrary, illegal and unenforceable being unconstitutional and violative of Articles, 14,19 21 and 26 of the Constitution of India and to pass other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.THANNIRU SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.NO. 629 OF 2008 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners wants to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition against an order passed after filing of the writ petition. Granting liberty as sought, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. _____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dt.25.8.2008 KR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Secretary to Government of Andhra pradesh, Ministry of Home, AP Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner of Police, East Zone Visakhapatnam 3 The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada city Vijayawada, Krishna District 4. 2 CCs to GP for Home, 5. 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRK}