BVLNC,J W.P.No.143 OF 2022 Page 1 of 5 DT: 24.02.2025 APHC010519582021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No: 143/2022 Between: 1. ADARI RAVI KUMAR, S/O ADAVI APPARAO, AGED ABOUT 46YEARS, R/O 55-2-10, OLD VENKOJUPALEM, NEAR RAMALAYAM TEMPLE, HB COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, JEEVAN DEEP BUILDING, SANSAD MARG, NEW DELHI-110001. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE STATE BANK OF INDIA, VENKOJUPALEM BRANCH, VENKOJUPALEM ROAD, VISAKHAPATNAM. 4. THE CHIEF MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, VENKOJUPALEM BRANCH, VENKOJUPALEM ROAD, VISAKHAPATNAM. BVLNC,J W.P.No.143 OF 2022 Page 2 of 5 DT: 24.02.2025 5. THE SENIOR BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, VENKOJUPALEM BRANCH, VENKOJUPALEM ROAD, VISAKHAPATNAM. 6. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MVP POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. AKULA SRI KRISHNA SAI BHARGAV Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. PASALA PONNA RAO, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA The Court made the following: BVLNC,J W.P.No.143 OF 2022 Page 3 of 5 DT: 24.02.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.143 OF 2022 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed 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 to declare the action of Respondents in freezing the bank account of Petitioner vide bearing No.20145215388 in pursuance of Letter of Communication dated 16.01.2017 issued by the Respondent No.6 to Respondent No.5 and the consequential Letter of Communication dated 15.02.2019 issued by the Respondent No.5 to the Petitioner as per se illegal, manifestly arbitrary, void ab initio, patently unsustainable and dehors jurisdiction and opposed to the very spirit and nature of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India besides being violative of Principles of Natural Justice and to consequently direct the Respondents to enable the Petitioner to operate the said bank account by de-freezing the same and setting aside the said Letters of Communication. BVLNC,J W.P.No.143 OF 2022 Page 4 of 5 DT: 24.02.2025 02. Heard Sri A.Sri Krishna Sai Bhargav, learned counsel for writ petitioner and Sri V.Farook, Learned Additional Government Pleader for Home representing State. 03. Learned counsel for petitioner would submit that the the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication, and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 04. Recording the submissions of the learned counsel for petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently I.A.Nos.1 to 3 of 2022 are also dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlacutory applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI. 24.02.2025 psk BVLNC,J W.P.No.143 OF 2022 Page 5 of 5 DT: 24.02.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI 76 WRIT PETITION No.143 OF 2022 24.02.2025 w psk