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APHC010748752016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 21558/2016 Between:
1. MASTER P.JOSEPH RAJU, S/O P.MADHAVA RAO AGED 3 YEARS REPT. BY HIS FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN MR.P.MADHAVA.RAO S/O SRIRAMULU, OCC: SELF EMPLOYED R/O D.NO.32-30-41 S.V.P. NAGAR, KOBBARI THOTA VISHAKAPATNAM - 530016, ANDHRA PRADESH
...PETITIONER AND
1. UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY NIRMAN BHAWAN, C-WING, NEW DELHI
2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPT., BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY SECRETARIAT, SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD
3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HEALTH, MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SECRETARIAT, SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD
4. THE COMMISSIONARATE OF HEALTH AMP, FAMILY WELFARE & NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER DM & AMP; HS CAMPUS, SULTAN BAZAAR, HYDERABAD
5. KING GEORGE HOSPITAL, MAHARANIPETA, VISHAKAPATNAM ANDHRA PRADESH
...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 inaction of the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 in not providing medical treatement of Enzyme Replacement Therapy called Cerezyme to the Petitioner to heal "Gaucher" disease a unjust and unconstitutional being violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and to consequently direct the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 to provide medical treatment of Enzyme Replacement Therapy with recombitant imiglucerase enzyme called as Cerezyme to the Petitioner to heal his Gaucher disease at Respondent No.5 Hospital IA NO: 1 OF 2016(WPMP 26479 OF 2016 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 No. 1 to 4 to forthwith provide medical treatment medical treatment of Enzyme Replacement Therapy with recombitant imiglucerase enzyme called as Cerezyme to the Petitioner to heal his Gaucher disease at Respondent No. 5 Hospital pending disposal of the writ petition IA NO: 4 OF 2016(WPMP 142833 OF 2016 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 Counsel for the Petitioner:
1.
V MEENAKSHI Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FW(AP)
2. T SUJAN KUMAR
3. GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (AP) The Court made the following:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 21558/2016
ORDER: No representation for the petitioner(s).
2. The claim of the petitioner is that seeking for providing medical treatment in respect of Enzyme Replacement Therapy called as Cerezyme to the petitioner to heal “Gaucher” disease.
3. Since, a decade lapsed the treatment cannot be happened. As such, the cause in the writ petition does not survive and no further adjudication is necessary in the present Writ Petition. Therefore, the Writ Petition becomes infructuous.
4. Accordingly, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no
order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 23.01.2026 AAG G
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WRIT PETITION NO: 21558/2016
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