THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI WRIT PETITION No.45355 OF 2017

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed with the following relief:

“To issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of 2^nd respondent in issuing the impugned notification No.L&O/M4/3140/2010 dated 30.06.2010 passed by the 2^nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, violation of Articles 14, 196(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, contrary to the provisions of Hyderabad City Police Act, 1348 Fasli and consequently suspend the same against the petitioner ……..”

2. None appeared for the petitioner.

3. Heard learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3.

4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the petitioner was permitted by this Court, vide interim order dated 24.01.20187, to continue his business operations subject to certain conditions. Thereafter, no further contest has been raised by the petitioner. Hence, the learned Government Pleader prays for passing appropriate orders.

5. I have perused the materials on record.

6. This Court, while passing the interim order dated 24.01.2018, placed reliance upon the interim directions issued in an identical matter on 05.02.2012 in W.P. No. 797 of 2014 and batch, which read as under:

“I am of the opinion that the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City is entitled to take all reasonable measures for prevention of indecent and immoral activities from happening, particularly in massage centres.

Therefore, instead of preventing the massage centres from operating their facilities, it is appropriate to observe that every massage centre must maintain faithfully a record containing date- wise visits of the customers, their names and verifiable address, together with the phone numbers, so as to enable the police to contact them for the purpose of any verification.

If any particular customer makes a special request to the owner/manager/operator of the massage centre to provide for the help from the opposite sex, the same shall be recorded in the register to be maintained by the massage centre.

It shall be open to any police officer not below the rank of a Sub- Inspector of Police attached to any police station to verify once in a while such records maintained by the massage centers and shall also be at liberty to verify as to whether the particular customer has solicited any such special service from the massage center or not. Depending upon the result of any such verification, appropriate action can be taken.”

It thus appears that the interim direction, by appropriately balancing the need to uphold public morality with the necessity to safeguard the legitimate business interests of massage centres, has effectively addressed and redressed the grievance of the petitioner.

7. Having considered this aspect and in view of the fact that the grievance of the petitioner stands resolved pursuant to the interim order dated 24.01.2018, this Court is of the opinion that the continuance of the said interim direction would adequately serve the ends of justice.

8. Accordingly, the interim order dated 24.01.2018, having achieved its intended purpose, is hereby made absolute.

9. With this direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the Petition, shall stand closed.

______________ N.TUKARAMJI, J Date: 08.10.2025

MRKR