The Court disposed of a writ petition in the nature of PIL filed since 2004 relating to HIV testing of sex workers, holding the matter rendered infructuous due to the passage of time and a counter-affidavit confirming voluntary testing.
Writ petition disposed of as infructuous.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD
FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE DILIP B. BHOSALE
AND
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE S. RAVI KUMAR
WRIT PETITION No.23133 of 2004
DATED: 23.11.2015
Between:
Chaitanya Mahila Mandali (CMM)
… Petitioner
and
Union of India and others
… Respondents
THE HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE DILIP B. BHOSALE
AND
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE S. RAVI KUMAR
WRIT PETITION No.23133 of 2004
ORDER: (per the Hon’ble The Acting Chief Justice Dilip B. Bhosale)
This Writ Petition, in the nature of PIL, is pending since 2004. Last it was placed before the Court on 23.09.2005. Thereafter, petitioner organization never bothered to take it before Court. We have perused the prayer and so also the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.9 wherein they have specifically stated that the HIV tests were conducted on 28.10.2004 and the police never forced the sex workers for conducting the tests. They have also stated that the sex workers underwent HIV test voluntarily.
Keeping that in view and considering the passage of time, in our opinion, this Writ Petition need not be kept pending any further and deserves to be disposed of as rendered infructuous.
Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. This, however, shall not preclude either petitioner or any other person from taking appropriate remedy, if the circumstances so demand.
Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, also stand disposed of. No order as to costs.
DILIP B. BHOSALE, ACJ
23rd NOVEMBER, 2015.
S. RAVI KUMAR, J
kvni
Chaitanya Mahila Mandali (CMM)
Union of India
Dilip B. Bhosale
S. Ravi Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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