APHC010351092021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 21244/2021 Between: 1. R. VENGALA REDDY, AGED 50 YEARS S/O RAMI REDDY, OCC CULTIVATION R/O DUTTALURU MANDAL, BODAVARIPALLI PANCHAYAT NELLORE DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, JALADANKI POLICE STATION NELLORE DISTRICT 3. MACHA RAJA, S/O VENGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/O MUTTARASIPALLI VILLAGE, DUTTALUR MANDAL, NELLORE 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, one more particularly in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in interfering with the civil disputes in between the Petitioner and 3rd Respondent and in coercing and harassing the Petitioner through phone calls and by summoning the Petitioner and threatening to arrest the Petitioner as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and wholly without jurisdiction and in 2 violation of principles of natural justice and set-aside the same consequently direct the 2nd Respondent and their officials not to interfere, summon, harass or threaten the Petitioner without following due process IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 to direct the 2nd Respondent and their officials not to interfere, summon, harass or threaten the Petitioner without following due process and procedure established by law pending disposal of the instant writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P BADRINATH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 21244 of 2021 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue a Writ, order or direction, one more particularly in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in interfering with the civil disputes in between the Petitioner and 3rd Respondent and in coercing and harassing the Petitioner through phone calls and by summoning the Petitioner and threatening to arrest the Petitioner as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and wholly without jurisdiction and in violation of principles of natural justice and set-aside the same consequently direct the 2nd Respondent and their officials not to interfere, summon, harass or threaten the Petitioner without following due process.…” 2. None represented for the petitioner. 3. Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents would submit that basing on the complaint of one Raghurami Reddy against the petitioner, the petitioner was called through phone for preliminary enquiry by the police. He would further submit that they are not calling the petitioner to the police station, since the subject matter is of civil in nature. They are not interfering in the civil disputes between the parties. 4. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 28.10.2025. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.21244 of 2021 Dated.28.10.2025 UPS 163