A Anil Kumar Reddy Vs State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

A Anil Kumar Reddy Vs State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents in opening and continuing Suspect Sheet No.425 of 2018 against the petitioner in IV Town Police Station, Nellore is illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and ultra vires the Police Standing Orders, and whether the Suspect Sheet dated 09.01.2018 should be directed to be closed. +1 more

Court's answer

Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the relief sought had become infructuous, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous, with no order as to costs. The merits of the challenge to the Suspect Sheet were not adjudicated.

Ratio / Principle

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 4802 of 2020 (High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Special Original Jurisdiction; Dr Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa; decided 09.09.2025). Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by A Anil Kumar Reddy seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the State of Andhra Pradesh and police officials (Director General of Police; Superintendent of Police, SPSR Nellore District; Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Nellore Town; Station House Officer, IV Town Police Station) in opening and continuing Suspect Sheet No.425 of 2018, dated 09.01.2018, at IV Town Police Station, Nellore, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and ultra vires the Police Standing Orders, with a consequential direction to close the Suspect Sheet. IA No. 1 of 2020 under Section 151 CPC sought a direction to consider the petitioner's representation dated 4.02.2019 for closure of the Suspect Sheet. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petition may be disposed of, the relief having become infructuous; the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home was in attendance. Held: recording the submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous, with no order as to costs, and miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stand closed. The merits of the challenge to the Suspect Sheet were not decided.

APHC010079622020

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, T HE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO T H OUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 4802 OF 2020

Between:

A ANIL KUMAR REDDY, S/o. Raghurami Reddy, Aged 42 y ears, Rio. 402, Leela Pride Apts. H.No.24-3-579, Sujathammma Colony D argamitta, Nellore-524 003, Andhra P r adesh

...Petitioner

AND

State of Andhra Prade s h, Rep by its Prl. Secretary Home D epartment, Secretariat, Velagapudi Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

The Director General of P olice, Andhra Pradesh

The Superintendent of P o lice, SPSR Nellore District, Nellore.

The SubDivisional Polic e Officer, Nellore Town Sub-Division, Nellore.

The Station House Offic e r, IV Town Police Station, Nellore.

...Respondents

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India prayin g that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to to issue a Writ order or direction, more in the nature o f a Writ of Mandamus declaring the a c tion of the respondents in opening an d continuing Suspect Sheet No.425 o f 2018 against the petitioner in IV T o wn Police

Station, Nellore as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also ultra virus the Police Standing Orders And consequently direct the respondents to close the Suspect Sheet No.425 dated 09.01.2018

IA NO: 1 OF 2020

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 pleased to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner representation dated 4.02.2019 for closure of Suspect Sheet No.425 dated 09.01.2018 on the file of IV Town Police Station, Nellore and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner: M/S INDUS LAW FIRM

Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME (AP)

The Court made the following order:

THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 4802 OF 2020

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 in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in opening and continuing Suspect Sheet No.425 of 2018 against the petitioner in IV Town Police Station, Nellore as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also ultra virus the Police Standing Orders And consequently direct the respondents to close the Suspect Sheet No.425 dated 09.01.2018. ..”

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.

Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government SPleader for Home for the respondents is in attendance.

Recording the same, 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: 09.09.2025 KKV

THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA

WRIT PETITION NO:4802 OF 2020

Date: 09.09.2025 KKV