Nayantara Nanda Kumar, Vs State of Telangana… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Nayantara Nanda Kumar, Vs State of Telangana… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether Respondents No.2 and 3 (Superintendent of Police, Vikarabad and Station House Officer, P.S. Dhaiur) should be directed, by writ of mandamus, to register FIRs in respect of the alleged crimes of 27-05-2016 and 11-06-2016 (written complaints dated 10-06-2016 and 16-06-2016), investigate and file reports under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the inaction being alleged to be illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

Ratio / Principle

Recording the submissions of both learned counsel, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous, the petitioner's counsel having submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the learned Assistant Government Pleader having taken no objection.

Key takeaways

There shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶43
Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶44

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 31451 of 2016 (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad; N. Tukaramji, J.; decided 22-08-2025) — Nayantara Nanda Kumar v. State of Telangana and others — Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus directing Respondents No.2 and 3 (Superintendent of Police, Vikarabad; Station House Officer, Police Station, Dhaiur) to register FIRs in respect of alleged crimes of 27-05-2016 and 11-06-2016, in respect of which written complaints dated 10-06-2016 and 16-06-2016 were given, and to investigate and file reports under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the inaction being alleged to be an affront to the Rule of Law and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 — at hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause did not survive for adjudication and sought dismissal of the writ petition as infructuous; the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home took no objection — held: recording the submissions of both learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous; there shall be no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Originat Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

WRIT PETITION NO: 31 451 0F 2016

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Between:

Nayantara Nanda Kumar, Daughter of Sri C. Nanda Kumar, ased about 43 years, Occupation Civil Engineer, R/o. H.No. 9-'1-86, St. Johns Road, Secunderabad, Telangana - 500 003.

...PETITIONER

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State of Telangana, represented by its principal Secretary, Home Department, at Secretariat. Hyderabad.

Superintendent of Police, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District.,

Station House Officer, Police Station, Dhaiur, Ranla Reddy District.

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to lssue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, directing the i. Respondents No.2 and 3 to register an FIR in respect of the crime narrated of 27 -05-2016, and in respect of which a written complaint dated^'l 0-06-20't6 is given to the Respondents No.2 and 3, so also to investigate and file a report under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 wilhin a time bound manner before the competent court of jurisdiction while declaring the inaction of the Respondents in discharging therr statutory duties as an affront to Rule of Law and also as per se illegal, arbitrary and also violative of Artrcles 14, 19 and 21 of lhe Constitution of lndia, as such, it is also u nconstitutiona I and to pass such other order or orders as this Honourable High Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case. ii Respondents No.2 and 3 to register an FIR in respect of the another crime narrated of 11-06-2016, and in respect of which a written

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complainl dated^'16-06-2016 is given to the Respondents; I'o.2 and 3 so also to investigate and frle a report under section 173 of t r : code of criminal Procedure, 1973 within a time bound manner before the competent court of Jurisdiction^{while declaring} the inaction of the Respondent, in discharging therr statutory duties as an affront to Rule of Law and also as p:r se illegal, arbitrary and also vrolatrve of Articles 14, 1g and 2'1 of the constitL t r r- of lndia, as such, rt is also unconstitutronal and to pass such other orrlr_ or orders as this Honourable High court may deem fit and proper in the fa: s and circumstances of this case. 2 Award costs

l.A. NO: 1 OF 20'16 (WPMP. NO : 38903 OF 2016)

Petition under section 15'1 cPC praying that in the ;rrcumstances stated in the affidavit filed rn support of the petition, the High o rurt may be pleased direct the Respondents No.2 and 3 to register an FIR r respect of the crime narrated of 11 06-2016, and in respect of which a written rr mplarnt dated 16-062016 is given to the Respondents No 2 and 3.

l.A. NO: 2OF 2016(WPMP. NO : 38904 OF 2016)

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Petition under Section 1s1 cpc praying that in the ;rrcumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High () )urt may be pleased direct fhe Respondents No.2 and 3 to register an FIR rr respect of the crime narrated of 27-05-2016, and in respect of which a written r,r mplaint dated 10-0620'16 is given to the Respondents No.2 and 3.

counsel for the Petitioner: SRT.ANAND KUMAR,( LAwyER i & soLlcrroRs) Counsel for the Respondents: SRI R. LAXMIKANTH RED[)^,. AGp FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

WRIT PETITION No.31451 OF 2016

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under^{Arlicle 226} of^{Constitutionof lndia}

seeking the following relief

"...1o lssue an appropriate writ or order more padicularly one in^nature of writ of Mandamus diecting Respondenls^{No.2 and 3 to registeran} FtR in respect of the crimes dated^{27.05.2016, 11-06.2016and in} respect of written complaints dated^{10.06.2016and 16.05-2016is given} to the Respondents^{No.2 and} 3 so^{also to investigate and file a repotT} under Section¹⁷³ of the^Code of^{Criminal Procedure1973 withina time} bound manner before the^{competentcoutTof} iurisdiction^{whiledeclaring} the inaction of the^{Respondentsin discharging their statutoryduties as} an affront to Rule of Law and^{a/so as perse i egal,arbitraryand also} violative of Atlicles 14,¹⁹ and 21 of^{the Constitution of lndia and to} pass such other order or orders.-.."

Heard Mr.Anand Kumar, learned^{counsel for the petitionerand} Mr-R.Laxmikanth Reddy, learned^{AssistantGovernment Pleaderfor Home}

appearing for resPondents.

Learned counsel for the^{petitioner submitsthat the cause in this Writ} petition does not survive for adjudication and^{seeks to dismissthis Writ} Petitron as infructuous.

Learned Assistant Government^{Pleadertakes no objection to the} same

Recording the submissions of^{both the learned counsel,this Writ}

Petition is dismissed as infructuous.^{Thereshallbe no orderas to costs.}

Miscellaneous Petitions,^{pendingif any} ,^{shall stand closed}

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DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS IIIFRUCTOUS WITHOUT COSTS

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