APHC010358202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 17963/2025 Between: 1. SADDAM PEDDA LINGANNA, S/O SADDAM JAMBHULIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O KOTHAMADUULA, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, NANDYALA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME,SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ATMAKUR RURAL PS, NANDYALA 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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction declaring the action of the respondent 2 in high handedly taking the petitioner to the Atmakur Rural Police station on 12.07.2025 and threatening him to settle civil disputes and further orally abusing him as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent 2 to not interfere in civil disputes of the petitioner and call him to the police station in the interest of justice. 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 respondent 2 not to interfere in civil disputes of the petitioner and call him to the police station and pass 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P M MITHILESHWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 17963/2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondent No.2 in high handedly taking the petitioner to the Atmakur Rural Police Station on 12.07.2025 and threatening him to settle civil disputes and further orally abusing him as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent No.2 to not interfere in civil disputes of the petitioner and call him to the police station in the interest of justice.” 2. Heard Sri P.M.Mithileshwara Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the Police are threatening the petitioner to settle the civil disputes and further orally abusing him. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home upon written instructions would submit that the police are not interfering nor threatening the petitioner to settle the disputes. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. 6. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 18.07.2025 SCS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.17963 of 2025 Dated.18.07.2025 SCS 167