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Smt Immadi Naga Prasanna Lakshmi v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC17 Nov 2025WP/15640/2018

Case brief

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What is this about?

Telangana High Court writ petition dismissed as infructuous; withdrawal of writ petition for want of surviving cause of action; mandamus sought under Article 226 for registration of criminal case and arrest of accused on complaint dated 07.04.2018 alleging misuse of official powers and demand of illegal bribe; non-registration of FIR/complaint by police; interim application under Section 151 CPC; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

What did the court decide?

Recording the submissions of both learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous, the cause of action no longer surviving for adjudication, with no order as to costs. ¶61

Smt Immadi Naga Prasanna Lakshmi Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should be issued declaring illegal and arbitrary the inaction of respondents 2 and 3 in neither registering the criminal case nor arresting the accused pursuant to the petitioner's criminal complaint dated 07.04.2018 against respondents 4 and 5, and directing them to forthwith register the criminal case and arrest the accused.

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Court's answer

Recording the submissions of both learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous, the cause of action no longer surviving for adjudication, with no order as to costs.

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Ratio / Principle

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 15640 of 2018, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 17.11.2025 by Sri Justice N. Tukaramji. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus declaring illegal the inaction of respondents 2 and 3 (Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad; Station House Officer/Inspector of Police, Gachibowli Police Station) in neither registering a criminal case nor arresting the accused pursuant to her criminal complaint dated 07.04.2018 against respondents 4 and 5 (unofficial respondents), whom she alleged had intentionally misused their official powers, demanded illegal bribe, and prepared a fraudulent report in respect of her registered plot sent to the GHMC Serilingampally authority, and consequently directing registration of the criminal case and arrest of the accused; IA No. 1 of 2018 under Section 151 CPC sought similar interim directions pending disposal of the main petition. At hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause of action no longer survived for adjudication and sought dismissal of the writ petition as infructuous; the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home raised no objection. Recording the submissions of both learned counsel, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, with no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, were directed to stand closed.

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IN THE HIGH^{COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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I,4ONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH^{DAYOF NOVEMBER} TWO THOUSAND^AND TWENTY^FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

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WRIT PETITION NO:^{15640 OF 2018}

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Between:

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Smt lmmadi Naoa Prasanna Lakshmi,^{W/o. Ra.iendraprasad,Agedabout 47} veii.,^{nyo. H.N6.8-67,Sri Krishna Apartments FlatNo. 102, Madhuranagar'} Hyderabad,^T.S

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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The State of Telangana,^{rep. by its Principal Secretary'Home Department,} Secretariat ,^{HYderabad, T.S.}

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The Commissioner^{of police,Cyberabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad T S'}

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3.ThestationHouseofficer/lnspectorofPolice,Gachibowli,PoliceStation, Main Road, Gachibowli,^{HYderabad, TS.}

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[Ir. S.Tirupathi^{Rao, S/o.not known, C/o Tasildhar Office, Sherlingampally} Mandal, R.R.Dist,^{Hyderabad, T.S.}

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Mr. P.Ganesh,^{S/o.not known, C/o Tasildhar Office'Sherlingampally Mandal'} R.R.Dist, Hyderabad,^T.S.

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...RESPONDENTS

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petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that^{in the} circumstances stated^{in the affidavitfiled therewith,the High court maybe} pleased to issue a writ of^{tvlandamusor anyotherappropriatewrit, orderor} Direction more^{particularlyone in the nature of writ of mandamus,to declare the} in action of the^{respondentsherein, particularly 2nd respondentand3th} respondents herein,^{neither registering the criminal casenor arrest the accused} persons, pursuant to the^{petitionercriminal complaint'dt 07 04'2018' against the} 4th and sth , respondents^{herein, having intentionally misused their officialpowers} and demanded^{illegal bribe, not acceptingthe same by the petitionerand not} fulfilling their^{illegal demand by the petitioner, and cheated deceived and with ill}

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motive by prepared the fraudulent report, in-respect of pet t lner regtstered plot and sent the same to the GHIvIC Serilingampally authorit,,and same as been illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the r,: pondent aulhorities herein, parlicularly 2nd respondent and 3th respondents her( n, forthwith register the criminal case and arrest the accused, i-e., 4th and 5th u I rfficial Respondents pursuant to the petitioner complaint on 07.04.2018.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2018

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the cir. rmstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to issue the directions to the respondents herein, particularly 2nd r:spondent and 3rd respondents herein, forthwith register the criminal case an( lrresl the accused, i.e,, 4th and sth unofficial Respondents pursuant to the I )titioner cognizable compliant on 07.04.2018, pending disposal of the main Writ F r tition, in the interest of .iustice.

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI G. R. SUDHAKAR

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.land 2 : SRI D. PRADEEP / ,GP FOR HOME

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.4 and 5:--

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRT JUSTTCE N.TUKARAMJI

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WRIT PETITION No .15640 0F 2018

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ORDER:

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'fhis Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Consdrudon

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of India seeking the following rclief/s:

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"...to issuc a Writ of Nlandamus or anr other appropriate rvrir, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus, to dcclare thc in action of thc rcspondents hcrein, particular, 2nd tespondent and 3th respondents herein, neither registering the crimrnal case nor arrest d1c accuscd pcrsons, pursuant to the petitioner criminal complaint, dt.07.04_2018, against the 4th and 5th , rcspondents hcrein, having intenuonaliy mrsuscd their officral porvers and demandcd iltegal bribe, not accepting the same by rhc petrdoner and nor tulfi[ing rhcir illegal demand by the petitioner, and chcated deceived and with ill motive by prcpared thc fraudulent rcport, in-respcct of petrtioncr registered plot and scnr rhe samc to the GFIMC Serilingampally autlorin' and same as been illegal, arbitrarv and unjust and consequendy drrect drc rcspondent authorities herein, paticularly 2nd responder.rt and 3th respondents hercin, forthwith register thc criminal casc and arrcst the accused, i.e., 4th and 5th unoffrcial Respondcnts pursuant to tl-re peutioner complaint on 07.04.2018 and to pzrss.-....."

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