APHC010505122023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 26149/2023 Between: 1. SOMISETTI SUBBARAO GUPTA, S/O VENKATA RATNAM, RIO 37-1 169/89, KURNOOL ROAD, ONGOLE, ONGOLE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, INTELLIGENCE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ONGOLE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE ADDITIONAL GENERAL OF POLICE, FOR THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. REGULAGADDA VENKATESH 2 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: “..to issue a Writ Order or direction particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in kept pending the representation of the petitioner dated 05/09/2023 in providing gunman protection to the petitioner in view of the existing high threat to the life of the petitioner from his political rivals and extremists is as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and also violations of Article 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authorities to consider the representation dated 05/09/2023 in providing gunman protection to the petitioner in view of the existing high threat to the life in accordance with law and pass...” 2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that nothing survives for adjudication in the Writ Petition and the matter has become infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 10.12.2025 ASR 3 59 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.26149 of 2023 Dt..10.12.2025 ASR