Sajid Ali, v. The Union Of India,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI WRIT PETITION No.36899 of 2018 ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: "To issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the issuance of lookout circular as against the petitioner on the ground of pendency of criminal proceedings and issuance of NBWs against the petitioner and continuing the same beyond the period of limitation in C.C.No.602/2017 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally at Hyderabad, as illegal and in violation of the Fundamental Right guaranteed....".

Heard Sri Raja Reddy Koneti, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri K.L.N.Raghavendra Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government, and the learned Government Pleader for Home, apart from perusing the material available on record.

When the matter is taken up, it is brought to the notice of this Court that, in identical set of circumstances, this Court disposed of W.P.No.14222 of 2015 on 16.06.2015 and a copy of the said order is placed on record. The operative portion of the said order reads as under:

"In view of the above, taking into consideration the nature of controversy and having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition, permitting the petitioner herein to move

the Court of XV ACMM Court at Nampally, Hyderabad, where C.C.No.179 of is pending and to make an appropriate application within one week from today seeking withdrawal of Look Out Circular (LOC) and it is also made clear that the petitioner is at liberty to set out the reasons for making the said request including that he has already surrendered and has been abiding with the directions issued from time to time by the Court. If such an application is made by the petitioner, the learned XV ACMM, Nampally, Hyderabad shall consider the same in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders expeditiously preferably within a period of two weeks thereafter. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs".

Following the above said order and for the reasons recorded therein, the present Writ Petition is disposed of, in terms thereof permitting the petitioner herein to approach appropriate forum of law.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this writ petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

__________________ A.V.SESHA SAI, J 25th October, 2018.

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