APHC0103804S2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 19267 OF 2025 Between: Rehana Begum, D/o Late N.M.D. Mustafa Aged around 48 years, Occ State Information Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Information Commission Mangalagiri, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh ...Petitioner AND^ The Chief Information Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Information Commission Mangalagiri, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Information Commission, represented by its Secretary, APIC Mangalagiri, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Andhra Pradesh. The Principal Secretary to Government, General Administration Department, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Andhra Pradesh. 1. 2. 3. 4. ...Respondents 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 in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, directing respondent nos. 1 and 2 to forthwith process and consider the petitioners application dated 04.07.2025 for sanction of leave for the period from 21.08.2025 to 15.09.2025, and to promptly forward the said application to respondent no. 4 for the issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC), thereby enabling the petitioner to travel abroad and participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program scheduled in the United States of America from 25.08.2025 to 13.09.2025, without any further delay Declare that the inaction of respondent nos. 1 and 2 in processing and forwarding the petitioners application dated 04.07.2025 to respondent no. 4 for sanction of leave for the period from 21.08.2025 to 15.09.2025 and for issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC), enabling the petitioners participation in the aforesaid international program is arbitrary, illegal, and violative of the petitioners fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India I. II. iA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct respondent nos.1 and 2 to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s application dated 04.07.2025, seeking sanction of leave for the period from 21.08.2025 to 15.09.2025, for the purpose of enabling the petitioner to travel abroad and participate in the International Visitor Leadership Prog scheduled in the United States of America from 25.08.2025 to 13.09.2025, in accordance with law and within a time frame as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court pending disposal of the above writ petition ram Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VENKAT CHALLA, LEARNED COUNSEL REPRESENTING SRI T BALASWAMI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following order: APHC010380492025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 19267/2025 Between: 1.REHANA BEGUM, D/O LATE N.M.D. MUSTAFA AGED AROUND 48 OCC STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, ANDHRA YEARS PRADESH INFORMATION COMMISSION MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, ANDHRA PRADESH INFORMATION COMMISSION MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2.ANDHRA PRADESH INFORMATION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, APIC MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH 3.CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL SECRETARIAT, A.P. ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT VELAGAPUDI, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.T BALASWAMI 2 ■ tt Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Venkat Challa, learned Counsel representing Sri T. Balaswami, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for GAD. 2. Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner submits that, after filing the present Writ Petition complaining of the inaction on the part of Respondent No.1 in not acting upon the Representation submitted by the Writ Petitioner, Respondent No.1 has passed an Order on 24.07.2025, i.e., subsequent to the filing of the present Writ Petition, thereby rejecting the request of the Writ Petitioner. In this view of the matter, the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner seeks to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to challenge the Order passed by RespondentNo. 1 on 24.07.2025. Request granted. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the Writ Petitioner to challenge the Order passed by Respondent No.1, dated 24.07.2025. No order as to costs. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. 3. 4. 6. Sd/- U.SRi DEV! ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to SRI T BALASWAMI Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CD Copies 2. 3. GSG s,;" HIGH COURT DATED: 25/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 19267 OF 2025 ? 2 3 S£P 2025 f o ^ Current Section ^ £espATC»^5^ DISMISSING THE WP AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS