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2025 DAILYLAW 20603 (AP)

VEENAM SAISH BABU v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/14687/2025 · 2025-06-19

Harinath N

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITIONNO: 14687 OF 2025 / Between: 1. Veenam Saish Babu, S/o. Late Venkateswara Rao, Aged 43 years, Occ; Business, R/o. 102, Sai Vihar Apartments, P.N. Colony! Srikakulam, Srikakulam District - 532005. 2. Malleda Giridhar, S/o. Ravi Raju, aged 44 years, Occ: Business, R/o. Ayyappa Street, Parla Kimidi, Gajapathi District, Orissa. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam District at Srikakulam. 3. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam District at Srikakulam. 4. The Inspector of Police, Srikakulam Srikakulam District. 5. The Station House Officer, Srikakulam Police Station, Srikakulam District. 6. The District Collector and Executive Magistrate, Srikakulam District at Srikakulam. 7. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate-cum-RDO, Srikakulam Revenue Office, Srikakulam District. 8. The Mandal Executive Magistrate-cum-Tahsildar, Srikakulam Mandal, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District. 9. Konapala Venkataramana, S/o. Janardhana Rao, Aged 45 years, Occ: Teacher, R/o. 9-71, Devangula Street, Tholapi, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District. 7 lO.Konapala Parvateesam, S/o. Janardhana Rao, Aged 38 years, Occ: Software Engineer, R/o. 9-71, Devangula Street, Tholapi, Srikakulam, Srjkakulam District. 11 .Madamshetti Rajesh, S/o. Seetaramaiah, Aged 35 years, Occ: Software Engineer, R/o. Gayatri Plaza, Shivaji Nagar, Manikonda, Puppalaguda, Hyderabad. 12.D. Suresh Kumar, S/o. Chinna Reddappa, Aged 35 years, Occ: Software District. 13.Konapala Vanajakshi, W/o. Venkata Ramana, Working as VRO at the office of Tahsildar, Srikakulam. Engineer, R/o. 1.755-2, Tirupathi Road, Pileru, Chittoor ...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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction on the part of Respondents 1 to 8 on petitioners representation, dated 10.05.2025, submitted for initiating proceedings under Section 126 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 against the Respondents 9 to 13 and their followers for their repeated illegal acts and high-handed torture and harassment in contemplating to cause loss and danger to Petitioners life and social reputation apart from creating obstruction and nuisance, thereby causing breach of peace and disturbance to public tranquility, as illegal irregular, irrational and amounts to non-discharge of legal obligation conferred on Respondents 1 to 8 under the provisions of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and offends Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents 1 to 8, particularly Respondents 4 to 8 to initiate proceedings under Chapter-IX, Section 126 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 against Respondents 9 to 13 and their henchmen for maintaining peace and good behavior without any disturbance there to and without causing any danger to Petitioners life and liberty. causing - / t / lA NO: 1 OF 2025 / Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents 1 to 8, more particularly Respondent No’s 4 to 8 to consider and initiate necessary action on Petitioners’ representation dated 10.05.2025, submitted for initiating proceedings under Chapter IX, Section 126 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to bind over Respondent No’s 9 to 13 and their followers to maintain and public tranquility, without committing any wrongful acts, apart from protecting Petitioners’ life and liberty and not to create obstruction and nuisance, thereby causing breach of peace and disturbance to public tranquility, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. peace Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI PALA KARTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5 : GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos.6 to 8 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.9 to 13 : NONE APPEARED The Court made the following: ORDER 7 /' / APHC010289752025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 14687/2025 Between: Veenam Saish Babu and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT{S) Counsel for the Petitioner{S): 1.PALA KARTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR HOME 2.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 ORDER:- Heard learned counsel for the petitioners Government Pleader appearing for the Home. and learned Assistant 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits aggrieved by the inaction of respondents in representation dated 10.05.2025. Learned Assistant Government Pleader that the petitioners’ representation dated 10.05.2025 5**^ respondent, as per law. Considering the facts and circumstances of the to dispose off the Writ Petition at the stage of admission that the petitioners are not considering the petitioners’ 3. appearing for the Home submits will be considered by the 4. case, this Court is inclined itself, directing the 5*'^ respondent to consider the petitioners' representation dated 10.05.2025, in accordance with law and the procedure contemplated under Section the BNSS, 2023. 173(3) of 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed off. There shall be as to costs. no order As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shalj stand closed. Sd/- K.J. RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// To, SECTION OFFICER Secretary to Government, Home Department, State of ra Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District, at Srikakulam. Srikakulam District at Srikakulam. District. Z 2. The Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam District 3. The Deputy Superintendent of Police 4. The Inspector of Police, Srikakulam Srikakulam 5. The Station House Officer, Srikakulam Police Station, Srikakulam District. 6. The District Collector and Executive Magistrate, Srikakulam District at Srikakulam. 7. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate-cum-RDO, Srikakulam Revenue Office, Srikakulam District. 8. The Mandal Executive Magistrate-cum-Tahsildar, Srikakulam Mandal, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District. 9. One CC to Sri Pala Karthi Kiran, Advocate [OPUC] 10.TWO CCs to GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 11. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 12.Three C.D. Copies. Cnr HIGH COURT DATED:20/06/2025 ORDER and^ 3 01 AUG 2025 YS WP.No.14687 of 2025 o» DISPOSING THE W.P WITHOUTCOSTS