APHC010021012024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 1270/2024 Between: 1. SYKAM NAGA BABU, S/O.NARASIMHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O.EDURUMONDI VILLAGE, NAGAYALANKA MANDAL, PRESENTLY RESIDING IN D.NO. 23-32, SAI NAGAR MAIN ROAD, YANAMALAKUDURU VILLAGE, PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE PRINCIPLE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KRISHNA DISTRICT, MACHILIPATNAM. 3. THE SUBDIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, AVANIGADDA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, NAGAYALANKA POLICE STATION, NAGAYALANKA, NAGAYALANKA MANDAL, KRISHNA 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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in continuing the names of the petitioner in the rowdy sheet in C.No.267/SDPO-A/2007 Dt.09-12-2007 on the file of the 4th respondent is arbitrary, illegal and violative of Fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India apart from violation of A.P.Police Standing Orders and consequently, direct the respondents to remove the name of the petitioner from the Rowdy sheet forthwith pending on the file of 4th respondent, and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GHANTASALA UDAYA BHASKAR 2 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ .... to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in continuing the names of the petitioner in the rowdy sheet in C.No.267/SDPO-A/2007 Dt.09-12-2007 on the file of the 4th respondent is arbitrary, illegal and violative of Fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India apart from violation of A.P.Police Standing Orders and consequently, direct the respondents to remove the name of the petitioner from the Rowdy sheet forthwith pending on the file of 4th respondent, and to pass such ....” 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Police on instructions would submit that no rowdy sheet is opened against him and this Writ Petition may be disposed of by passing appropriate orders. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that recording the said submission, this Writ Petition may be disposed of. 4. In that view, this Writ Petition is allowed. The Proceedings dated 09.12.2007 passed by respondent Police are hereby set aside. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 1270 of 2024 19.08.2025 Mjl /*