Teladevulapalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
WP/14553/2019 · 2025-11-11
B V L N Chakravarthi
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APHC010310712019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI
WRIT PETITION NO: 14553/2019
Between:
1. TELADEVULAPALLI VENKATA LAKSHMI NARASIMHA MURTHY,, S/O CHANDRA SEKHAR, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, I.T. ADVISER, R/O DOOR NO. 4-19-111/A, 5TH LANE, VIKAS NAGAR, GUNTUR
...PETITIONER AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.
2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, (GUNTUR URBAN), GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.
3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PATTABHIPURAM P.S., GUNTUR URBAN, A.P.
..RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR HOME (AP)
The Court made the following:
2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI
WRIT PETITION No.14553 OF 2019
ORDER:
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:
“….to issue a writ, direction, order or orders more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in detaining me in the police custody on 29-08-2019 from 4.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. without there being any crime registered nor involved in any offence as illegal, arbitrary, malafide and violation of Art.21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially-a) direct the respondents No.1 and 2 to take appropriate action against the respondent No. 3 and do justice to me b) to award compensation Rs.1,00,000/- in favour of the petitioner to be paid by the 3rd respondent for the harassment and mental agony for my illegal detention in the Pattabhipur am Police Station of Guntur Urban, Guntur by the 3rd respondent in the interest of justice.”
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Learned counsel representing Sri Venkata Durga Rao Anantha,
learned counsel for the writ petitioner would submit that the matter has become infructuous.
3. Learned Additional Government Pleader for Home is in attendance.
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4. The submissions of the learned counsel for the writ petitioner are placed on record.
5. In that view of the matter, the writ petition has become infructuous, and liable to be dismissed.
6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.
______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 12.11.2025 PSK
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI
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