APHC010048582021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 3033 OF 2021 Between: 1. Kola Krupanandam, S/o. Venkata Subbaiah, aged 60 years, R/ o. Gopavaram Village, Mahanandi Mandal, Kurnool District ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, Mahanandi Police Station, Kurnool District. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nandyal, Kurnool District. 3. The Superintendent of Police, , Kurnool, Kurnool District. 4. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 5. The State Election Commission, Vijayawada, Krishna District Rep. by its Secretary 6. Praveen Kumar Reddy, Sub Inspector of Police, Mahanandi Police Station, Kurnool District. ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents:ASWANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents:P NARAHARI BABU The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 3033 of 2021 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 more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent interfering with the personal liberty of the petitioner and committing extortion by forcing the son of the petitioner to withdraw the nomination filed for the post of Sarpanch of Gopavaram Gram Panchayat, abusing the petitioner on the name of caste in front of the villagers and abusing his official position in harassing the petitioner and others as arbitrary, illegal and violation of article 20 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.1 not to interfere with the personal liberty of the petitioner without following due process of law with a further direction to the respondents 3 and 5 not to allow the respondent No.1 to work as Station House Officer of Mahanandi Police Station, till the Gram Panchayat Elections are completed” 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of, since the relief has become infructuous in this matter. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents is in attendance. 4. Recording the above said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 08.10.2025. Dvs HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.3033 of 2021 Dated.08.10.2025 Dvs 181