APHC010083342023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 4119/2023 Between: 1. KSHATRI VARALAKSHMI THAKUR, W/O DEVENDRA SINGH, HINDU, AGED 48 YEARS, R/O.1-38/1., ADARSHNAGAR, HUKUPETA, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL. EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT - 533286. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BOMMURU POLICE STATION RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL. 5. HUKUMPETA GRAM PANCHAYATH, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, HUKUMPETA. RAJ AMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL. 6. GANDHAM RAJU, S/O PRASAD, CHRISTIAN, AGED 36 YEARS, R/O D.NO.3-105/C, ADARSHNAGAR, HUKUPETA, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL. 7. GANDHAM ALIAS BANDARU SANDHYA RANI, S/O RAJU, CHRISTIAN, AGED 30 YEARS, R/O D.NO.3-105/C, ADARSHNAGAR, 2 HUKUPETA, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL. ...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 more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus (i) declaring the inaction of Respondent nos.4and5 in initiating action upon the complaints of the Petitioner dt.24-06-2022, 25-08- 2022 about the nuisance being created by Respondents 6and7, and despite a Legal Notice dt.20-01-2023 got issued by Petitioners to Respondents 4 to 7, is nothing but arbitrary, unlawful, unreasonable and in violation of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Art.14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and Rules made there under, (ii) for a direction to Respondent no.2 to initiate ac..ion by the Respondents 4855 against the unauthorized running of Christian religious prayers by Respondents 6and7 in their residential house bearing D.no.3-105/C. Adarshnagar, Rajamahendravaram, by converting it as a church in t he name of 'Jesus Discipline Church' without obtaining permission from Respondent no.2 for running a. church in the residential area and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 be pleased to Grant Interim Orders of Direction to Respondent no.2 to conduct enquiry through Respondent no.3 upon the cause of complaints of the Petitioner made to Respondents 4865, until further orders of this Hon'ble Court, pending disposal of the writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P RAJESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. SATHEESH KUMAR EERLA 4. N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT) 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 4119 of 2023 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus (i) declaring the inaction of Respondent Nos.4 and 5 in initiating action upon the complaints of the Petitioner dt.24-06-2022, 25-08-2022 about the nuisance being created by Respondents 6 and 7, and despite a Legal Notice dt.20-01-2023 got issued by Petitioners to Respondents 4 to 7, is nothing but arbitrary, unlawful, unreasonable and in violation of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Art.14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and Rules made there under, (ii) for a direction to Respondent no.2 to initiate action by the Respondents 4 & 5 against the unauthorized running of Christian religious prayers by Respondents 6 and 7 in their residential house bearing D.no.3-105/C; Adarshnagar, Rajamahendravaram, by converting it as a church in the name of 'Jesus Discipline Church' without obtaining permission from Respondent No.2 for running a church in the residential area and pass…” 2. None represented for the petitioner. 3. Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home on instructions, would submit that the respondent police have conducted preliminary enquiry on the petitioner’s complaint and found that the allegations made therein as false. Therefore, they have not registered any crime. 4 4. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. However, the petitioner is at liberty to work out her remedies before the appropriate forum according to law. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 02.12.2025. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.4119 of 2023 Dated.02.12.2025 UPS 268