APHC010276802025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 13869/2025 Between: 1. KOTARU NARASIMHA RAO, S/O. SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. RYTHUPETA, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT. 2. NARAVANENI MURALI, S/O.HANUMANTHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/0.H.N0.6-6/B, RYTHUPETA, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA POLICE COMMISSIONARATE, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA POLICE COMMISSIONARATE, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. A B G TILAK, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE VIJAYAWADA POLICE COMMISSIONARATE NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT. 5. PAVULURI VENN, S/O.CHALAPATHI RAO, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O.AMBERPET VILLAGE, NANDIGAMA MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT. 2 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. 3 The Court made the following ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…..to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent No. 1 in interfering with the civil disputes pending between the Petitioner No.1 and the Respondent No.5 and forcing the Petitioners to settle the dispute as per will and wish of the Respondent No.5 and committing extortion by disturbing personal liberty of the Petitioners without following due process of law as arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 not to interfere with the disputes pending between the Petitioner No.1 and the Respondent No.5 and not to disturb the personal liberty of the Petitioners without following due process of law in the interest of justice……” 2. None represented for the petitioners. 3. Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, would submit that basing on the representation of respondent No.5, petitioners were called to the police station for preliminary enquiry and no crime has been registered against them. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would further submit that police are not interfering in the dispute between the petitioners and the respondent No.5 and eight crimes have registered against the petitioner No.1. 4. In that view, this writ petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed to follow due process of law in the case where the crime registered against the petitioners. The police are further directed not to interfere in the 4 civil dispute between the petitioners and the respondent No.5. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 01.09.2025 MH 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 13869/2025 Dt.01.09.2025 MH