THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR Writ Petition No.12599 of 2025

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioners claiming themselves to be the parents of Smt.L.Pravalika, who is stated to have married one L.Venkata Chalapati Rao against their wishes and living with him; and that her husband – Sri L.Venkata Chalapati Rao is not providing their daughter necessary medical treatment and is not allowing her daughter to come out of the house by locking the premises whenever he is going out.

2. The petitioners by the present Writ Petition further claim that their daughter’s husband – Sri L.Venkata Chalapati Rao is suffering from psychopathic problem and as such their daughter should be saved from the hands of her husband and allow them to provide necessary medical treatment to their daughter.

3. On the petitioners approaching this Court with the aforesaid prayer, this Court by taking note of the claim made by the petitioners, by order dt.25.04.2025 directed the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee (HCLSC), to visit the house of L.Pravallika, who is stated to be residing at ‘Padmavathi Pride, Plot No.418, Mathrusree Nagar, Hafeezpet, Miyapur, Hyderabad, and record her statement on the aspect of whether she is being confined to her house and not being allowed to come out of house by her husband and also not being provided with medical treatment by her husband as alleged by the petitioners and to submit her report to this Court by 28.04.2025.

4. On 28.04.2025, the Secretary had submitted her report in relation to her visit to the house and the interaction she had with L.Pravallika and her husband Sri L.Venkata Chalapati Rao on 26.04.2025.

5. By the report submitted by the Secretary, HCLSC, it has been stated that L.Pravallika had denied the claim of petitioners of she being confined to her house by her husband; and that she intends to live with her husband - Sri L.Venkata Chalapathi Rao only and they are apprehending threat to their life from 1^st petitioner.

6. The Secretary, HCLSC, by her report further stated that Smt.L.Pravallika is in advance stage of pregnancy, suffering from severe varicose veins problem and appears to be very weak, anemic and lien. By the report, it is stated that even the child who is stated to be two years old appears to be weak and lean and suffering from malnutrition.

7. This Court, taking note of the aforesaid report submitted by the Secretary, HCLSC, had directed that L.Pravallika and her two year old child – Ayaan Kasyap be admitted into Gandhi Hospital for being provided with necessary medical care, including the status of the fetus and directed the matter to be listed on 02.05.2025 for informing the progress of their health condition.

8. Pursuant to the order of this Court, it has been stated that L.Pravallika and her two year old child were admitted into Gandhi Hospital on 30.04.2025 at 8.05 pm Smt.L.Pravallika was admitted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, while the child – Master Ayaan Kasyap aged two years was admitted under pediatric care.

9. On 02.05.2025, Dr.Deepthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, along with Dr.V.Ajay Mohan, Professor of Pediatrics, Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad, appeared before this Court and gave statement as to the health condition of L.Pravallika as well as the child – Ayaan Kasyap.

10. This Court, by taking note of the statement made by the concerned Doctors, who appeared before this Court as noted above, directed the Superintendent, Gandhi Hospital (who was suo motu impleaded as respondent No.4 in the Writ Petition), to continue to provide necessary treatment to L.Pravallika wife of L.Venkata Chalapati Rao as well as their 2 year old child – Ayaan Kasyap. This Court directed the hospital authorities to place before this Court the report of both the in-patients with a further direction not to discharge both the patients without the orders of this Court.

11. Pursuant to the aforesaid direction, learned Government Pleader