APHC010368082025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 18801/2025 Between: 1. GADIGAREVULA PEDDANNA @ KETHAVARAM PEDDANNA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, S/O. GADIGAREVULA MALLAIAH, R/O. MADHAVARAM VILLAGE, HAMLET OF MOTUKURU VILLAGE, VELUGODU MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI. GUNTUR DISTRICT, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BANDI ATMAKUR POLICE STATION, BANDI ATMAKUR MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 5. KETHAVARAM SIVA SANKAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O. LATE K. CHALAMANNA, R/O. MADHAVARAM VILLAGE, HAMLET OF MOTUKURU VILLAGE, VELUGODU MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 6. KETHAVARAM SIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, S/O LATE PEDDA BALANNA, R/O. MADHAVARAM VILLAGE, HAMLET OF MOTUKURU VILLAGE, VELUGODU MANDAL, NANDYAL 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 - a) Declaring the actions of Respondent No. 4 in interfering with the pending civil dispute as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional b) Direct the 4th Respondent to refrain from coercing the Petitioner to settle the dispute extrajudicially c) Direct the Respondent No. 4 not to call the petitioner to the Police Station without issuing notice, d) And Pass 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 grant an interim direction restraining the Respondent No. 4 from interfering in the civil dispute between the Petitioners and the Respondents No. 5 & 6, pending disposal of the writ petition and Pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. THATHIREDDY ASHOK SRIVASTAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus - a) Declaring the actions of Respondent No. 4 in interfering with the pending civil dispute as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional b) Direct the 4th Respondent to refrain from coercing the Petitioner to settle the dispute extrajudicially c) Direct the Respondent No. 4 not to call the petitioner to the Police Station without issuing notice, d) And Pass.…” 2. Heard Sri T.Ashok Srivastava, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are interfering in the civil dispute. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader on written instructions would submit that the police are not interfering in the civil dispute. 5. Recording the same, this writ petition is disposed of. However the police are directed not to interfere in the civil dispute, since no crime has been registered against the petitioner.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: 23.07.2025 MH 160 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.18801 of 2025 Dated.23.07.2025 MH