APHC010212362024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 10735/2024 Between: 1. PANGA VASANTH KUMAR,, S/O LAXMANA RAO, AGED 31 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 2 -16, PANGA VEEDI, CHAKIPALLI VILLAGE, TEKKALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT AT SRIKAKULAM. 3. THE SUBDIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, TEKKALI SUB-DIVISION, AT TEKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, TEKKALI POLICE STATION AT TEKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BURLU CHANDRA SEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 2 1. GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 10735/2024 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS by declaring the action of the Respondent Police in opening and continuing the Rowdy Sheet vide Sheet No. C.No. 36/SDO- K/Genl./2019, dated 29-11-2019 of Tekkali Police Station. Srikakulam District against the petitioner herein and in calling the petitioner to the police station, making the petitioner to sit in the police station under the guise of Rowdy Sheet without issuing any prior written notice and preventing the petitioner from participating in the ongoing General Elections as illegal, arbitrary, in violation of Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the constitution of India and in violation of the Police Standing Orders and consequently set aside the Rowdy sheet against the petitioner forthwith.…” 2. Heard Sri Burlu Chandra Sekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that the rowdy sheet which was opened against the petitioner is closed vide proceedings in C.No.177/SDO-T/HS/2025, dated 31.12.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. 4 5. Recording the submission made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 05.01.2026. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 10735/2024 Dated.05.01.2026 UPS