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Karumuri Durg reddy v. The state of Andhra Pradesh

WP/11822/2019 · 2025-10-16

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APHC010258282019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] FRIDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 11822/2019 Between: 1. KARUMURI DURG REDDY, S/O LATE SARREDDY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION R/O. PERAM PETA JANGAREDDYGUDEM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP ITS PRINICIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ELURU 3. THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, JANGAREDDY GUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, JANGAREDDYGUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. KARUMURI NARISI REDDY, S/O LATE SARREDDY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, OCC CULTIVETION , PERAM PETA VILLAGE, JANGAREDDYGUDEM, MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. KARUMURI VENKATA REDDY, S/O LATE SARREDDY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. PERAM PETA JAGAREDDYGUDEM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. KARUMURI PAVAN KUMAR REDDY, S/O.LATE SATTI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. PERAM PETA JANGAREDDYGUDEM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 8. KARUMURI SRINIVASAREDDY, S/O VENKATAREDDY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, RIO. PERAM PETA JAGAREDDYGUDEM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 toto issue a Writ or order or direction in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents 2 to 4 not registering F.I.R on complaints dated 5-8-2019 and 23-7-2019 against respondents 5 to 8 when they damaged paddy plants in the land of Ac 1-73 cents in Rs No.437/1i, situated at Tirumalapuram village of Jangareddygudem Mandal is illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 4 to provide protection to the said land when ever required and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 pleased to direct the respondents 2 to 4 to initiate criminal proceedings against respondents 5 to 8 when ever they are interfering to the land of Ac 1-73 cents in Rs No.437/1i, situated at Tirumalapuram village of Jangareddygudem Mandal arid to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NARAM NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.11822 of 2019 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “…to issue a Writ or order or direction in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents 2 to 4 not registering F.I.R on complaints dated 5-8-2019 and 23-7-2019 against respondents 5 to 8 when they damaged paddy plants in the land of Ac 1-73 cents in Rs No.437/1i, situated at Tirumalapuram village of Jangareddygudem Mandal is illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 4 to provide protection to the said land when ever required and to pass…” (in verbatim) 2. No representation for the petitioner. 3. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that based on the complaint submitted by the writ petitioner, the police registered a case in Crime No. 352/2019 under Sections 447, 427, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC dated 14.08.2019 on the file of Jangareddygudem Police Station, West Godavari District, against one Mr. Narsireddy Karumuri and others, who are the unofficial respondents herein. The police are investigating 4 the case and will file the appropriate report upon conclusion of the investigation. 4. The writ petition is filed alleging that the police have not registered the FIR based on the complaint submitted by the writ petitioner. However, the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home indicate that the police registered a case in Crime No. 352 of 2019 on the file of Jangareddygudem Police Station, West Godavari District, and are investigating the matter. In view of this, no further orders are required in this writ petition, and the writ petition has become infructuous. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 17th October, 2025 cbn 5 51 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.11822 of 2019 17th October, 2025 cbn