APHC010221742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 11018/2025 Between: 1. PAJJURI MARKANDESWARARAO, , S/O SATYANAARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 40YEARS, R/O 1-26B, RAJAKA VEEDHI, RAGHAVAPURAM, CHINTALAPUDI, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 534460 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, JANGAREDDIGUDEM, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHINTALAPUDI POLICE STATION, CHINTALAPUDI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus for declaring the action of the Respondents in not closing the Rowdy History Sheet opened against petitioner vide Proceedings of the 3rd Respondent dated 28.10.2014 as illegal arbitrary, contrary to the law, without jurisdiction, violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to close the Rowdy History Sheet against the Petitioner forthwith Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ ... to issue an appropriate writ order or direction preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus for declaring the action of the Respondents in not closing the Rowdy History Sheet opened against petitioner vide Proceedings of the 3rd Respondent dated 28.10.2014 as illegal arbitrary, contrary to the law, without jurisdiction, violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to close the Rowdy History Sheet against the Petitioner forthwith ....” 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Police on instructions would submit that no case is pending against the Petitioner and no rowdy sheet is opened against him and this Writ Petition may be disposed of by passing appropriate orders. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that recording the said submission, this Writ Petition may be disposed of. 4. In that view, this Writ Petition is allowed. The Proceedings dated 28.10.2014 passed by respondent Police against the Petitioner are hereby set aside. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 11018 of 2025 21.08.2025 Mjl /*