APHC010303782020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 20128/2020 Between: 1. MAREEDU PRASAD, S/O PARASURAMAIAH AGED 61YRS, OCC. GOD'S SERVANT (PASTOR) R/O SIYONU PRAYER HOUSE JAMIGOLVEPALLI VILLAGE, PAMARRU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT 2. CHEELI VEERACHARYULU, S/O SUBBAIAH (LATE) AGED ABOUT 69YRS, R/O 11/207, PLOT NO.202 BHARGAVE RESIDENCY KOGANTIVARI STREET, GUDIVADA KRISHNA DISTRICT 3. PALLEM SRINIVASARAO, S/O NEELAMBRAM AGED ABOUT 50YRS, R/O D.NO.11/138, BESIDE MORE SUPER MARKET GVR STREET, ELURU ROAD GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 4. GANTA SURESH KUMAR, S/O SIMON AGED ABOUT 45YRS R/O H.NO.403, BOPPANAS SAI RAM RESIDENCY GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PAMARRU POLICE STATION KRISHNA DISTRICT 2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT 2 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 5. BONTHALA TIMOTHI, S/O RAMACHANDRAIAH CHETTY AGED ABOUT 80YRS R/O H.NO.36, B-BLOCK TIRUMALA TOWERS, GOLCONDA 'X' ROADS MUSHEERABAD, HYDERABAD HYDERABAD 6. RAGI VEERACHARY, S/O NARSAIAH AGED ABOUT 55YRS R/O FLAT NO.304, VENKATA SAI APARTMENTS SANTOSH NAGAR, MIRYALAGUDA NALGONDA DISTRICT 7. MEDIPALLI SUVARNA RAJU, S/O BHUSHANAM AGED ABOUT 53YRS R/O OLD INDIAN GAS AGENCY ROAD ELURU ROAD, GUDIVADA KRISHNA DISTRICT 8. SUDHAKAR, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGED ABOUT 40YRS C/O SUVARNA RAJU OLD INDIAN GAS AGENCY ROAD ELURU ROAD, GUDIVADA KRISHNA DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent Nos.1 to 3 police in interfering with the civil dispute pending between the petitioners and respondent Nos.5 to 8 in O.S.No.77/2020 on the file of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Gudivada relating to Siyonu Prayer House situated in Jamigolvepalli village, Pamarru mandal, Krishna District and also Jerusalem Prayer House situated in Gudivada mandal, Krishna District and forcing the petitioners to vacate the prayer houses without following due process of law as arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos.1 to 3 not to interfere with the civil dispute pending between the petitioners and respondent Nos.5 to 8 in respect of the Siyonu Prayer House and Jerusalem Prayer House which is the subject matter in O.S.No.77/2020 on the file of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Gudivada, Krishna District in the interest of justice. IA NO: 1 OF 2020 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 3 pleased to direct the respondent Nos.1 to 3 not to interfere with the civil dispute pending between the petitioners and respondent Nos.5 to 8 in respect of the Siyonu Prayer House situated in Jamigolvepalli village and Jerusalem Prayer House, Gudivada, which is the subject matter in O.S.No.77/2020 on the file of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Gudivada, Krishna District pending disposal of the Writ Petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 4 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent Nos.1 to 3 police in interfering with the civil dispute pending between the petitioners and respondent Nos.5 to 8 in O.S.No.77/2020 on the file of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Gudivada relating to Siyonu Prayer House situated in Jamigolvepalli village, Pamarru mandal, Krishna District and also Jerusalem Prayer House situated in Gudivada mandal, Krishna District and forcing the petitioners to vacate the prayer houses without following due process of law as arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos.1 to 3 not to interfere with the civil dispute pending between the petitioners and respondent Nos.5 to 8 in respect of the Siyonu Prayer House and Jerusalem Prayer House which is the subject matter in O.S.No.77/2020 on the file of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Gudivada, Krishna District in the interest of justice..…” 2. None represented for the petitioners. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that the police are not interfering in the matter, since it is a civil in nature. 4. Recording the submission of learned Assistant Government Pleader, this writ petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed not to interfere in the civil dispute. 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: 06.08.2025 MH 5 82 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.20128 of 2020 Dated.06.08.2025 MH