APHC010356692020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 23732/2020 Between: 1. GATTU SUBBA RAO, S/O HANUMAIAH, OCC.CULTIVATION, OF 2020 R/O.DOKIPARRU VILLAGE LEDIKONDURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR RURAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MEDIKONDURU POLICE STATION, MEDIKONDURU, GUNTUR 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent orally summoning the petitioner to the police station and detaining him days together without any reasons and forcibly making doing labour work with the petitioner in the 3rd respondent in police station is as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the 3rd respondent not to summon, not to detain and not making doing bonded labour work with the petitioner in the 3rd respondent police station and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G KONDALA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ .... to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent orally summoning the petitioner to the police station and detaining him days together without any reasons and forcibly making doing labour work with the petitioner in the 3rd respondent in police station is as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the 3rd respondent not to summon, not to detain and not making doing bonded labour work with the petitioner in the 3rd respondent police station and pass ....” 2. None represented for the Petitioner. None represented for the Petitioner. Heard learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent State. Perused the material on record. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, would submit that respondent Police never called the Petitioner to the Police Station for attending labour work. 4. In that view, it is apposite to direct respondent Police not to call the petitioner to the Police Station, not to detain him in the Police Station and not to extort labour work from him in an informal way. 5. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 23732 2020 19.08.2025 Mjl /*