APHC010343442020 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: 22766/2020 Between: 1. JONNALAGADDA VENKATA LAKSHMI,, W/O. SAIBABU, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC- CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.1-100/A, CHURCH STREET, VEDULLAKUNTA VILLAGE, GOPALAPURAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER 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, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT ELURU. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, JANGAREDYGUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, JANGAREDYGUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GOPALAPURAM POLICE STATION, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND MAGISTRATE, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT ELURU. 7. THE SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATECUMSUBCOLLECTOR, KOVVURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. THE MANDAL EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATECUMTAHSILDAR, GOPALAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 9. PALLAPU CHINTU, S/O. ANANDA RAO, AGED - 22 YEARS, 10. KAVALA RAJANI, S/O. NAGESWARA RAO, AGED - 35 YEARS, 11. KASE GANGADRI, S/O. MATTAIAH, AGED - 34 YEARS, 12. DASARI VENKANNA, S/O. PULLAIALI, AGED - 30 YEARS, 13. CHELLE SURAIAH, APPA RAO, AGED - 50 YEARS 14. DASARI SIVA, S/O. PULLAIAH, AGED 30 YEARS, 15. CHELLE BHANUYYA, S/O. CHANDRAIAH, AGED - 50 YEARS, 16. CHELLE CHANDRAIAH, S/O..APPA. RAO, AGED - 52 YEARS, 17. MARADHI THUKKAYYA, S/O. DORAIAH, AGED 55 YEARS, RESPONDENTS 9 TO 17 ARE RESIDENTS OF KOMATIKUNTA VILLAGE, GOPALAPURAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. N VIJAY 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 OP MANDAMUS declaring the inaction on the part of respondents 2 to 8 particularly respondents 7 and 8 on petitioners representation dated 12.11.2020 submitted for initiating Proceedings under Chapter VIII and also Chapter X C and D of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 against the respondents 9 to 17 and their henchmen for their repeated illegal acts thereby causing breach of peace and disturbance to public tranquility at petitioners agricultural landed property of Ac 4 00 Cents covered by Survey No 1 2A5 situated to the North of Sy.No.188 of Komatikunta Revenue Village Gopalapuram Mandal of West Godavari District as illegal irregular irrational and amounts to non discharge of legal obligation conferred on respondents 2 to 8 under the provisions of the Code or Criminal Procedure 1973 and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 8 particularly respondents 7 and 8 to initiate proceedings under ChapterVIII and also Chapter X C and D Section 107 and 145 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 against respondents 9 to 17 and their henchmen.” 2. Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that the respondent-police called both parties and advised them to settle the matter before the Competent Court, as the dispute is civil in nature. However, without adhering to the said advice, they caused obstruction to public peace and tranquility. 3. For ready reference, the written instructions are extracted hereunder: “It is further submitted that without following the advise they formed into two groups and frequently they may cause obstruction to the public peace and tranquility. For which destroying breach of peace and creating law and order problem due to the land dispute. Hence a case in Cr.No.186/2020 registered U/Sec 145, 107 Cr.PC on dt 03.12.2020 with the Gopalapuram Police Station, Charge sheet was 3 filed before the RDO Court Kovvuru vide MC No.6/2020 dated 04.12.2020.” 4. Recoding the said submissions and the contents of the written instructions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 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.22766 of 2020 Dt.02.09.2025 Asr