APHC010514812024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 26678/2024 Between: 1. BADETI SAIDA BABU, S/O.CHANDRAMOULI, OCC BUSINESS,AGED ABUT 40 YEARS, R/O.KANCHIKACHERLA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, N.T.R.DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE POLICE COMMISSIONER, NTR DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA 3. THE ASSISTANT POLICE COMMISSIONER, NANDIGAMA DIVISION, NTR DISTRICT 4. THE SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KANCHIKACHERLAPOLICE STATION, KANCHIKACHERLA, NTR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P V N KIRAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.3 to 5 in opening Rowdy Sheet through proceedings in C.No.30/D1/DCRB-KMM/09, dated 25-03-2009 by the Sub Divisional Police Officer, Nandigama, now Assistant Commissioner, Nandigama on the file of the Kanchikacherla Police station NTR District and continuance of the Kanchikacherla, same, as arbitrary, 2 illegal, colorable exercise of power and violate the fundamental rights guaranteed to me under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same.” 2. Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, by way of counter affidavit, would submit that there are no cases pending against the Petitioner. It is further stated that, to curb and curtail the unlawful activities of the Petitioner in the vicinity, the rowdy sheet was opened against the Petitioner. 3. Sri P.V.N.Kiran Kumar, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, the cases registered against the Petitioner were ended in acquittal and no cases are pending against him. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of and the impugned Rowdy Sheet opened in C.No.30/D1/DCRB-KMM/09, dated 25- 03-2009 on the file of the Kanchikacherla Police Station, NTR District against the Petitioner is hereby set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:28.07.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.26678 of 2024 Dt.28.07.2025 Dinesh