APHC010256672020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No: 16917/2020 Between: 1. SHAIK IMAM SAHEB, S/O. LATE KHASIM SAHEB, AGED 77 YEARS, OCC-CULTIVATION, R/O.VEDANTHAPURAM VILLAGE, KOYYALAGUDEM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2. SHAIK LAL SAHEB, S/O. LATE KHASIM SAHEB, AGED 70 YEARS, OCC-CULTIVATION, RIO. VEDANTHAPURAM VILLAGE, KOYYALAGUDEM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 3. SHAIK NOOR SAHEB @ NOOR AHMED,, S/O. LATE KHASIM SAHEB, AGED 65 YEARS, OCC- CULTIVATION, R/O. VEDANTHAPURAM VILLAGE, KOYYALAGUDEM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 4. SHAIK UMAR FAROOK,, S/O. LATE SHAIK SHARIF, AGED 42 YEARS, OCC- CULTIVATION, R/O. VEDANTHAPURAM VILLAGE, KOYYALAGUDEM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 5. SHIAK KHAJA FARUDHEEN, , S/O. SHAIK LAL SAHEB, AGED 54 YEARS, OCC- CULTIVATION, R/O. VEDANTHAPURAM VILLAGE, KOYYALAGUDEM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT ELURU. 3. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, JANGAREDDYGUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. INSPECTOR OF POLICE, JANGAREDDYGUDEM CIRCLE, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KOYYALAGUDEM POLICE STATION, KOYYALAGUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. PODUDOLU NARAYYA, S/O. LATE GARATAYYA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 7. PODUDOLU YESU YESAYYA, , S/O. LATE GARATAYYA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-33, 2 8. DOKKA PANDU, S/O. VENKATA RAO, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-23, 9. KUNAPAM PENTAYYA, , S/O. SURAYYA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.1-18, 10. KUNAPAM GANGARAJU, , S/O. SURAYYA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.1-19, 11. KATRU VENKATESU, , S/O. LATE ANKALAYYA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-43, 12. KALAPALA SREENU, S/O. GANGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-2/1, 13. DEVARAPALLI PEDA RAMAYYA, S/O. LATE GOPAYYA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-13, 14. PENNADA YESURAJU RAJU, S/O. LATE TATAYYA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-27, 15. SHEIK SANDANI, S/O. LATE DADA SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.3-35, RESPONDENT NOS. 6 TO 15 ARE RESIDENTS OF VEDANTHAPURAM VILLAGE, KOYYALAGUDEM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 2 to 5, particularly 5th respondent at the instance of respondents 6 to 15 in insisting the petitioners to appear before their authority and yield to the terms of latter connected to civil disputes being raised by them in respect of petitioners' agricultural land admeasuring Ac.27.78 cents in Survey No.174 of Vedantapuram Revenue Village in Koyyalagudem Mandal of West Godavari District, as illegal, irregular, irrational, without any authority of law and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere in any manner with petitioners' life, liberty and possession over their said landed properties.” 3 2. Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, would submit that the Police are not interfering with the civil disputes between the Petitioners and the unofficial Respondents. 3. Sri Ms.Nimmagadda Revathi, learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 4. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Police not to interfere in the civil disputes between the Petitioners and the unofficial Respondents. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:09.09.2025 Dinesh 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.16917 of 2020 Dt.09.09.2025 Dinesh