APHC010841662018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 40547/2018 Between: 1. NIRVASITULA SANKSHEMA SADHAN SAMITHI (NISS), REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY P.RAMA SUBBAREDDY, S/O. P. SUBBIRAMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O. 2/166, KAPUPALLI VILLAGE, MANGAMPET POST, OBULAVARIPALLI MANDAL-516 106, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, KADAPA. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, KADAPA. 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, RAJAMPET, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 5. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER AND LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, RAJAMPET, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KODURU PS, YSR, KADAPA DISTRICT. 7. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PS OBULAVARIPALLI, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 2 8. THE GENERAL MANAGER, A.P. MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., MANGAMPET, YSR 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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not according permission to the Petitioner Association and its members to conduct peaceful protest/relay hunger strike in front of the office of the 8th respondent from 12-11-2018 as being arbitrary, illegal, contrary to the law laid down by the Honourable Supreme court of India in AIR 1962 SC 1166 and AIR 1998 and in violation of Article 19(1)(a) and (b) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the request dated 02-11-2018 and accord permission to the petitioner and its member for conducting peaceful protest in front of the O/o the 8th respondent w.e.f. 12-11-2018 in accordance with law and to 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 respondents to direct the respondents 1 to 7 to accord permission to the petitioners Association and its members to hold peaceful protest in front of the office of the 8th respondent from 12-11-2018 duly considering their representation dated 2- 11-2018 keeping in view of the provisions of Article 19(1)(b) of Constitution of India and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2. V R N PRASHANTH 3 The Court made the following: 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 one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not according permission to the Petitioner Association and its members to conduct peaceful protest/relay hunger strike in front of the office of the 8th respondent from 12-11-2018 as being arbitrary, illegal, contrary to the law laid down by the Honourable Supreme court of India in AIR 1962 SC 1166 and AIR 1998 and in violation of Article 19(1)(a) and (b) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the request dated 02-11-2018 and accord permission to the petitioner and its member for conducting peaceful protest in front of the O/o the 8th respondent w.e.f. 12-11-2018 in accordance with law and to pass.…” 2. Heard Sri D.Linga Rao, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the relief has become infructuous in this matter. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader is in attendance. 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed since the relief has become infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 21.07.2025 MH 4 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.40547 of 2018 Dated.21.07.2025 MH 154