APHC010331522025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 16940/2025 Between: 1. PUNYALA SRINIVASA REDDY,, S/O SATYANARAYANA, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/0 KONAKI VILLAGE, PIDUGURALLA MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, (HOME DEPARTMENT), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS AT MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALNADU DISTRICT AT NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PIDUGURALLA POLICE STATION PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. S VENKAT RAO, INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PIDUGURALLA POLICE STATION, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6. DAGGULA VENKATESHWARA REDDY, S/O VENKAT REDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O KONAKI VILLAGE, PIDUGURALLA MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2 ...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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in interfering with the personal life and liberty of the petitioner under due influence of the 6th respondent to settle the civil dispute with regard to excavation of ordinary earth in the lands of the petitioner situated at Survey No. 69 of Konanki Village of Piduguralla Mandal and also in calling to the police station without there being any cause as illegal, arbitrary and also oppose to all cannons of Justice as well as abuse of power of police, consequentially direct the 4th respondent not to interfere with the personal life and liberty of the petitioner as well as with the civil disputes between the petitioner and the 6th respondent by calling to the police station IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 4th respondent not to interfere with the personal life and liberty of the petitioner as well as with the civil disputes between the petitioner and the 6th respondent by calling to the police station pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V SAI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 The Court made the following Order: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for respondents 1 to 4. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is being troubled by the 4th respondent and is interfering in his personal life and liberty at behest of 6th respondent. It is submitted that the 4th respondent is pressurizing the petitioner to settle the civil dispute with the 6th respondent. 3. Considering the same, the 4th respondent is hereby directed not to disturb the peace of the petitioner and not to interfere in the civil dispute pending between the petitioner and the 6th respondent, without following due process of law. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date : 09.07.2025 BMS