APHC010336232020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 22276/2020 Between: 1. MAREEDU PRASAD, S/O PARASURAMAIAH AGED 61YRS, OCC GODS SERVANT (PASTOR) R/O SIYONU PRAYER HOUSE JAMIGOLVEPALLI VILLAGE, PAMARRU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER 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 4. THE MANDAL EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE AND TAHSILDAR, PAMARRU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 6. BONTHALA TIMOTHI, S/O RAMACHANDRAIAH CHETTY AGED ABOUT 80YRS R/O H.NO.36, B-BLOCK TIRUMALA TOWERS, GOLCONDA X ROADS MUSHEERABAD, HYDERABAD HYDERABAD 7. RAGI VEERACHARI, S/O NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YRS, R/O FLOT NO. 304, VENKATASAI APARTMENT, SANTHOSH NAGAR, MIRYALAGUDA, NALGONDA DISTRICT 8. MEDEPALLI SUVERNA RAJU, S/O BHUSHANAM, AGED ABOUT 53 YRS, R/O OLD INDIAN GAS AGENCY ROAD, ELURU ROAD, GUDIVADA KRISHNA DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 2 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent Nos 1 to 4 in passing the exparte Impugned orders dt 10.08.2020 under Sec 145 of Cr.P.C. and thereby preventing the petitioner and his family members to reside in the residence of the petitioner and functioning as Pastor in Siyonu Prayer House 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 4 not to obstruct the petitioner to reside in the Church Building and functioning as Pastor and set aside the Impugned orders dt 10.08.2020 passed by the 4th respondent under Sec 145 of Cr.P.C in the interest of justice” 2. Heard Sri P.Nagendra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that impugning the orders passed by the Tahsildar under Section 145 Cr.P.C. dated 10.08.2020, the present petition is filed. Learned counsel would further submit that in the light of the lapse of five years the orders are not in force and the petition may be disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition in case the grievance is not resolved. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made and since the impugned order is not in force, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the petitioner is at liberty to 3 file a fresh petition in case his grievance is not resolved. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:02.09.2025 Asr 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.22276 of 2020 Dt.02.09.2025 Asr