APHC010291552020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19277/2020 Between: 1. G.CHITTIBABU, SON. OF G.GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCCUPATION- DAILY WAGER, CASTE- SC, RESIDENT OF THALLANELLAPALLE VILLAGE, HAMLET OF GADDAMVARIPALLE, CHOWDEPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP. 2. K.SRINIVASULU, SON OF K.NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT, 35 YEARS, OCCUPATION- DAILY WAGER, CASTE- SC, RESIDENT OF THALLANELLAPALLE VILLAGE, HAMLET OF GADDAMVARIPALLE, CHOWDEPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP. 3. C.DORAI BABU,, SON OF LATE C.KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT, 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION- DAILY WAGER, CASTE- SC, RESIDENT OF THALLANELLAPALLE VILLAGE, HAMLET OF GADDAMVARIPALLE, CHOWDEPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP. 4. B.VENKATRAMANA,, SON OF REDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION- DAILY WAGER, CASTE- SC, RESIDENT OF THALLANELLAPALLE VILLAGE, HAMLET OF GADDAMVARIPALLE, CHOWDEPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP. 5. U.RAMESH,, SON OF LAKSHMAYYA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCCUPATION- DAILY WAGER, CASTE- SC, RESIDENT OF THALLANELLAPALLE VILLAGE, HAMLET OF GADDAMVARIPALLE, CHOWDEPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF AP., 0/O MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 2 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR. 4. THE DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MADANAPALLE DIVISION, NEAR BASINIKONDA, MADANAPALLE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHOWDEPALLE POLICE STATION, CHOWDEPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP. ...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, a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari by requesting this Hon'ble Court to call for the records pertains to Cr.No,156 of 2020 of Chowdepalle Police Station and quash the same to an extent of Sections 3 (1) r), 3(1) (t) and 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and the scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amended Act, 2015 and amended Rules (herein after called as Act POA Act herein after called Special Act on the sole ground that the same is not applicable under the scheme of the said Act and consequently take appropriate departmental action against the 4th and 5th respondent herein for exceeding the scope of the Special Act and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V SURENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioners seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ .... to issue, a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari by requesting this Hon'ble Court to call for the records pertains to Cr.No.156 of 2020 of Chowdepalle Police Station and quash the same to an extent of Sections 3 (1)(r), 3(1) (t) and 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and the scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amended Act, 2015 and amended Rules (herein after called as Act POA Act herein after called Special Act on the sole ground that the same is not applicable under the scheme of the said Act and consequently, take appropriate departmental action against the 4th and 5th respondents for exceeding the scope of the Special Act and to pass ....” 3 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the subject matter of this Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 3. Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home is in attendance. 4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 19277 of 2020 04.09.2025 Mjl /*