APHC010005522020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 1449/2020 Between: 1. SHAIK JAFFARALI, S/O. LATE SAJJADALI, HINDU, AGED 43 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, RIO DEVANUR VILLAGE, MIDTHUR MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. CELL NO. 9989219856 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF A P, REP.BY IT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELGAPUDI VILLAGE, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ATMAKUR, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NANDIKOTKUR POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, MIDTHUR POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BUDIGE RANGASWAMY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: …. to issue an Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 5th respondent in registering the FIR on the petitioner's complaint dated 9-12-2019 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents to register the FIR and investigate into the……” 2. Heard Sri B.Rangaswamy, learned counsel for the petitioner and V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are not registering the FIR on the complaint dated 09.12.2019 made by the petitioner. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that since the subject matter is civil in nature, the police have not registered the crime on the information which was submitted by the petitioner to the police. 5. Considering the same, this writ petition is disposed of. However, the petitioner is at liberty to work out his remedy according to law before the appropriate forum. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 04.08.2025 MH 6 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.1449 of 2020 Dt.04.08.2025 MH