APHC010569072018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27007/2018 Between: 1. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA,, REP.BY ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR,SRI D. CHANDRA SEKHER REDDY, S/O. D. VENKATA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, 25/684/150, 1ST FLOOR, NEAR INDORE STADIUM, PADMAVATHI NAGAR, NANDYAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECRETARIAT,VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL DISTRICT, KURNOOL. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, Y.S.R.KADAPA DISTRICT, KADAPA. 4. THE SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, KADAPA, Y.S.R.KADAPA 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 toto issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents in registering criminal cases against Petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and being in violation of Article 21 of Constitution of India and consequently, direct the Respondents to abide by the provisions i.e. Section 28 of National Highways 2 Authority of India Act, 1988 and also Section 45 of Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2012 and also to issue suitable directions to the concerned officials not to register criminal cases against the Petitioner and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 the Respondent not to register criminal cases against petitioner pending disposal of the above Writ Petition pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2018 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 permit the Petitioner to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to file appropriate writ petition in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHAUDHARY AND CHAUDHARY ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS LAW FIRM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27007/2018 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “……to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents in registering criminal cases against Petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and being in violation of Article 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to abide by the provisions i.e. Section 28 of National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 and also Section 45 of Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2012 and also to issue suitable directions to the concerned officials not to register criminal cases against the Petitioner and pass ….” 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks the permission of this Court to withdraw the petition. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State is in attendance. 5. In that view, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 18.07.2025 SCS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27007/2018 Dated.18.07.2025 SCS 118