V. BHASKARA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THE questions that arise in this writ petition are when a rowdy-sheet for a citizen under the police manual can be opened and how long it can be continued, and whether such a continuance offends the fundamental rights of the citizen under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

( 2 ) THE facts of the case as stated in the writ affidavit in brief are: The petitioner is a resident of H. No. 18-10-40/16, Barkas of Hyderabad city. A rowdy-sheet was opened for him on 12-8-1967 and the same is continued till today in the Chandrayana Gutta police-station. The petitioner claims that he is a law-abiding citizen doing social-work and that he was also given ticket by the Telugu Desam party as a candidate to contest for the elections of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad. He has established a good reputation and the people of the locality repose trust and confidence in him. While matters stood thus the police-authorities sent a notice D / - 15-9-86 to him under the Hyderabad City Police Act of 1345 fasli directing him to report to the police-station, Chandrayana Gutta between 8 and 9 in the morning and between 8 and 9 again in the evening for about one month on th

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