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Dharmana Prasada Rao, v. The Chief Secretary

Andhra Pradesh HC1 Dec 2025WP/34925/2018

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What is this about?

Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati; WP No. 34925 of 2018; Dharmana Prasada Rao (former Minister, YSR Congress Party) v. Chief Secretary, State of A.P., Principal Secretary (Home), State Level Security Review Committee, SP Srikakulam and ADGP (Intelligence); prayer under Article 226 for '2plus2' personal security cover continuing from 2004 citing threat to life; IA No. 1/2018 under Section 151 CPC; disposed on 02-12-2025 by B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi, J.; dismissed as infructuous on counsel's submission; no costs; pending IAs closed; no adjudication on merits.

What did the court decide?

On recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ¶33

Dharmana Prasada Rao, Vs The Chief Secretary — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

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APHC010722132018

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3368]

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TUESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 34925/2018

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Between:

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DHARMANA PRASADA RAO,, S/O. DHARMANA RAMA LINGAM NAIDU. AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, FORMER MINISTER AND GENERAL SECRETARY, YSR CONGRESS PARTY, R/O. H.NO.5-310, PAPER CITY, PEDDAPADU ROAD, NEAR KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, SRIKAKULAM.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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STATE LEVEL SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, OFFICE LOCATED AT POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, LAKIDIKAPUL, HYDERABAD.

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THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT.

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ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, INTELLIGENCE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD.

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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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, to direct the Respondents to provide security cover of 2plus2 as was done since 2004 as there is threat to the petitioners life and to pass

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IA NO: 1 OF 2018

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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 to provide security cover to the petitioner of 2plus2 as was done from the year 2004, and to pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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1.ELEVATED AS JUDGE

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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1.GP FOR HOME (AP)

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2.THE ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP)

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The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI

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WRIT PETITION No.34925 of 2018

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ORDER:

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Sri A.K.V. Jogi Naidu, learned counsel representing Sri K. Srinivasa Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication, and the Writ Petition has become infructuous.

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Sri R. Mallikarjuna Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, is in attendance.

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Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in

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this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

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______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI

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2nd December, 2025 cbn

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI