APHC010087942019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 3862/2019 Between: 1. NUNNA RAMAKRISHNA, STO.VENKATARAO, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, RIO.D.NO.24-25, CANAL ROAD, VETLAPALEM VILLAGE, SAMARLAKOTA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PEDDAPURAM TOWN, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SAMARLAKOTA POLICE STATION, SAMARLAKOTA TOWN, EAST GODAVARI 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 toTo issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents, particularly 4th respondent, in repeatedly insisting the petitioner's to appear before his authority for being bound over everyday till the completion of forth coming parliamentary and Andhra Pradesh State legislative Assembly elections, as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, without any authority of law and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to insist the petitioner's to appear before his authority nor interfere in any manner with his personal life and liberty and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 particularly 4th respondent not to insist the petitioners to appear his authority nor 2 interfere in any manner with his personal life and liberty, pending disposal of the main writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.3862 of 2019 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ, order, or direction, particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the repeated insistence of the 4th respondent on the petitioner to appear before his authority daily until the completion of the upcoming Parliamentary and Andhra Pradesh State Assembly elections as illegal, arbitrary, and without authority of law, violating Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution, and consequently directing the respondents not to interfere with the petitioner’s personal liberty. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R. Mallikarjuna Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submitted that the matter pertains to a bind-over case during the General Elections in the year 2019. Therefore, as of now, the cause in the writ petition does not survive, and no orders are required in the present petition. 4 4. In light of these submissions, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition may be closed by recording the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 5. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is closed at the admission stage without going into the merits of the case. 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 7th January, 2026 cbn 5 47 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.3862 of 2019 7th January, 2026 cbn