APHC010157142023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH^ AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH. WRIT PETITION NO: 8038 OF 2023 / Between: Maddipati Sailaja Alias Rayapati Sailaja, D/o. Rayapati Gopala Krishna, R/o. 18-53, 3rd floor, Sansons Aura Apartments, 1st lane, Vidyanagar, Guntur- 522007, Andhra Pradesh, India. / ■ ...Petitioner/s AND 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by it's Principal Secretary for Home department. Govt, of Andhra Pradesh, A.P.Secretariat, Amaravathi. 2. The superintendent of police, Guntur, Guntur district. 3. The District Special Branch D S B, Guntur Urban, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 4. The MRO, Guntur West, Guntur, Guntur District. R4 is impleaded as per the Court Order dated.26.12.2023 vide order passed in lA No.02 of 2023 ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in rejecting the petitioners application Appl.No.lOC012300639345 dated 02-02-2023 for issuing No objection certificate of police verification by citing untenable that criminal cases are pending against the petitioner without considering the self-declaration made by petitioner as illegal arbitrary and against Article 14 reason and 21 of our Indian Constitution, and consequently direct the 3rd respondent tojssy^ No objection certificate for changing the surname of petitioner to her ^"^fhaiden name. lA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to . receive the counter affidavit copies on record by allowing the leave petition in the writ petition in the interest of justice. lA NO: 2 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to implead the proposed respondent as party respondent nos. 4 in WP No. 8038 of 2023. Counsel for the Petitioner: SR! R V KOTESWARA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents No.1 to 3: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.4: GP FOR REVENUE (AP) The Court made the following Order: 1 HN,J W.P.No.8038_2023 APHC0101S7142023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 8038/2023 Between: Maddipati Sailaja Alias Rayapati Sailaja AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...PETITIONER ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. R V KOTESWARA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HOME 2.GP FOR REVENUE (AP) 2 HN, V W.P.No.8038_2023 The Court made the following Order. / counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner submitted a representation seeking a No-Objection Certificate for the It is submitted that after her marriage, the / 1. The learned 1 change of her name, had changed her name from Rayapati Sailaja to Maddipati submitted that the petitioner’s husband passed petitioner Sailaja. It is further away on 09.08.2014 due to ill health. Thereafter, the petitioner wanted Maddipati Sailaja to Rayapati Sailaja. In that to change her name from representation to the 4*'' respondent on said letter was forwarded to the 4^^^ respondent for regard, she submitted a 18.01.2023. The th respondent rejected the request of the petitioner instructions. The 4 for issuance of a no-objection certificate for the change of her name on the ground that certain cases are pending against the petitioner. Assistant Government Pleader submits that the police counter and in the counter it is also stated that there is pending against the petitioner wherein the petitioner’s name is shown as Maddipati Sailaja, and there are seven cases pending in 2. The learned have filed a one case of Rayapati Sailaja. It is submitted that these cases were In Crime No.129 of 2020, the name filed in the years Pedakurapadu Police investigation and filed a charge sheet, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant The petitioner is seeking issuance of No- 2020 and 2021. Station, the police have completed the 3. Heard the Government Pleader. niM, j r W.P.No.8038_2023 Objection Certificate for changing her to Rayapati Sailaja. surname from Maddipati Sailaja surname of the petitioner The change of the would not impact any of the pending In such circumstances, the petition seeking cases against her in any manner. a no-objection certificate for the change of her name ought to have been considered. 4. On these considerations, this Court is inclined to set aside the The 3^" impugned proceedings dated 04.02.2023. respondent is directed to issue the relevant no-objection certification for the change of surname of the petitioner. It is also made clear that such change of surname of the petitioner shali not in any way impact, or have any petitioner, whether in adverse effect on, the cases pending against the the name of Maddipati Sailaja or Rayapati Sailaja. 5. With these observations, this writ petition is disposed off. There shali be no order as to costs. ■ k As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, sHaK stand closed Sd/- K J RAJA BABU ASSISiy^T^GISTRAR SECT^l OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, T The Principal Secretary Pradesh, A.P.Secretariat, Amaravathi 2. The Superintendent of Police 3. The District Special Andhra Pradesh. 4. The MRO, Guntur West, I 5. One CC to SRI. R V KOTESWARA 6. TwoCCsto GP FOR HOME 7. Two CCs to GP FOR [OUT] 8. Two CD Copies for Home department Govt, of Andhra Guntur, Guntur district. Branch D S B, Guntur Urban, Guntur District, Guntur, Guntur District PRASAD Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] revenue (AP) High Court of Andhra Pradesh \ /Ik I A ■> HIGH COURT DATED:08/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 8038 OF 2023 g t5 SEP 2025 ^ \ Current Section ^ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS