Rev. Gautam Mohan , Moses, G.Th. v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
WP 4274/2017, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Justice N. Tukaramji, decided 02-09-2025. Petitioners: pastors and Believer Church (L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad) sought writ of mandamus under Article 226 against respondent No.4 (DSP, CID, Economic Offences Wing) for alleged interference with religious activities/mass, invoking Articles 19, 25 and 21; interim relief sought under Section 151 CPC. AGP for Home cited pending cheating investigations (Crime No.383 of 2012, Ghatkesar PS; Crime No.14 of 2013, K.Samudram PS) and denied any interference. Petitioners absent and not pursuing the 2017 petition; cause held desolated/infructuous. Disposition: writ petition dismissed as infructuous, no order as to costs, liberty reserved to seek revival, miscellaneous petitions closed. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
None substantive; writ petition dismissed as infructuous without costs, with liberty reserved to the petitioners to file an appropriate petition for revival of the writ petition if still aggrieved and cause survives for adjudication; pending miscellaneous petitions stand closed.