APHC010416692025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 21257/2025 Between: 1. ERAGAMREDDY SREEKHAR REDDY, S/O. E. SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDENT OF D.NO.2-136, KOTHA MADHAVARA, MADHAVARAM POST, Y.S.R KADAPA DISTRICT. 2. THIPPANA SEKHAR REDDY, S/O. T. VENKATA SESHAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDENT OF D.NO.1/28, KONARAJUPALLI, VONTIMITTA, Y.S.R KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. MEKAPATI NANDHA KISHORE,, S/O. M. VENKATA NARASA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 3/89, REDDY STREET, VONTIMITTA POST, VONTIMITTA, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT. 4. GAJJALA NARAPU REDDY, S/O. GAJJALA OBUL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1/9-2, PENNAPERURU, GANGAPERURU, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT. 5. PANDETI NAGARJUNA, S/O. P. DHANUNJAYA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 4/96, RACHAPALLI, RACHAGUDIPALLI, VONTIMITTA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 6. DOGGALA MADHU SUDHAN REDDY, S/O. D.VENKATA SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 2-27, RACHAGUDI PALLI, RACHAGUDI PALLI POST, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 7. PALEM ISMAIL,, S/O. PALEM PEERAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 6/33A, SEETAPURAM, 6TH WARD, VONTIMITTA MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 8. POTHIREDDY DASARADHA RAMI REDDY,, S/O. P. RAMA KRUSHNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 3/55, BHAVANARAYANA TEMPLE STREET, NAGARJUNA SCHOOL, KOTHA MADHAVARAM, POST, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 9. GEDDEM MALI REDDY,, S/O. SIVA SHANKAR REDY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 3/92, MARAYAGARI PALLI, MANTAPAMPALI, MANTAPAMPALLI POST, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 10. GORLA VENKATESWAR REDDY,, S/O. G. NARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.3/18,MALAKATI PALLI, VONTIMITTA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 2 11. KUNDLA OBUL REDDY,, S/O. K. RAMA SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.1/92, IBRAHIMPETA, RACHAGUDIPALLI POST, VONTIMITTA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 12. THAPPETA RAVI CHANDRA REDDY,, S/O. T. VENANPU GARI OBUL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 2/73, THAPPETA VARI PALLE, PENNAPERURU, GANGAPERURU, VONTIMITTA, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT. 13. J. SIVA SANKAR,, S/O. VEERA BADRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 5-38, CHINTHARAJUPALLI, GANDLAPALLI, CHINTHARAJUPALLI POST, VONTIMITTA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 14. MERUVA SIVA NARAUYANA, , S/O. M. RAMA DASS, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1/125, BHAVANARAYANA TEMPLE STREET, KONDAMACHUPALLI, VONTIMITTA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 15. PONNU CHINNA VENKATA SUBBA REDDY,, S/O.P. VENKATAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 3/38, MARAYYAGARI PALLI, MANTAPAMPALLI, MANTAP AMP ALII POST, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 16. KOTHU SIVA SANKAR REDDY, , S/O. K. MALLESWAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1/13-A, KONARAJU PALLI, MANTAPAM PALLI, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME (POLICE) DEPARTMENT ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, AMRAVATI. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALGIRI, AMARAVATHI. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, Y.S.R DISTRICT, KADAPA. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ONTIMITTA POLICE STATION, KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 534 235. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, , ONTIMITTA U/G. POLICE STATION, KADAPA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PAPUDIPPU SASHIDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents in summoning the petitioners to the police station and directing them to be present in the police station with a view to prevent them from participating In election campaign in upcoming elections scheduled to be held on 12.08.2025 without following the due process of Law as arbitrary, illegal. and in violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to summon the petitioners to the concerned police stations without following due process of law and pass such other orders as this honorable court my deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Ms.A.Jayanthi, learned Government Pleader for Home would submit that Police never called the Petitioners to the Police Station. 3. Sri Papudippu Sashidhar Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that, recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, Police are directed to follow due process of law. 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:11.08.2025 Dinesh 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.21257 of 2025 Dt.11.08.2025 Dinesh