T Damodaram v. the State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
APHC Writ Petition 858/2019; T Damodaram v. State of AP and others; mandamus sought under Article 226 for registration of written complaint dated 13-01-2019 to SHO, Ramachandrapuram Police Station, Chittoor District against private respondents 4-6; allegation of non-registration arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 15, 21; IA No.1/2019 under Section 151 CPC for interim direction; dismissed as infructuous on petitioner counsel's submission that cause does not survive; no order as to costs; pending IAs closed; single bench of Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi; decision date 09.03.2026; no merits adjudication, no precedent value on FIR/complaint registration.
What did the court decide?
Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication and the petition has become infructuous, the Court dismissed the Writ Petition as infructuous, with no order as to costs. No adjudication was made on the merits of the grievance regarding non-registration of the complaint.