APHC010557722023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 28925/2023 Between: 1. GANDIKOTA SATEESH KUMAR, S/O. G.BALA KRISHNA RAO, AGED 56 YEARS, OCC- CHIEF TREASURY OFFICER,GOVT OF TELANGANA, R/O.H.NO.2-7-1148, KANAKADURGA COLONY, HANAMKONDA, WARANGAL DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE. 2. GANDIKOTA RAMESH KUMAR, S/O. G.BALA KRISHNA RAO, AGED 51 YEARS, OCC- PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O. H.NO.2-9-579/6, SRI LAKSHMI NAGAR COLONY, NGOS COLONY, WARANGAL, TELANGANA STATE ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GUNTUR DISTRICT, GUNTUR. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, A.P POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT ATMAKURU VILLAGE, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR DISTRICT, GUNTUR. 5. THE SUBDIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, NORTH SUB-DIVISION, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2 6. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TADEPALLI POLICE STATION, TADEPALLI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 7. SRI RAMESH, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS SUB- INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TADEPALLI POLICE STATION, TADEPALLI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 8. GANDIKOTA MANJULA, W/O. LATE G.VENKAT RAO, AGED 53 YEARS, R/O. H.NO.103, CASA ROUGE APARTMENT, JUBLIEE GARDENS ROAD NO-8, KONDAPUR, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA STATE. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. OMKAR D Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 28925 of 2023 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: <…to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the high-handed action of the action of the respondents herein more particularly Respondent Nos. 6 and 7 in continuously calling the petitioners to their police station to settle down the civil disputes with Respondent No.8, at the behest and influence of Respondent No.08 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unconstitutional and violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further violative of the procedure contemplated under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, consequently direct the Respondent Nos. 6 and 7 herein not to call the petitioners to their police station and further not to interfere in the civil disputes of the petitioners.…= 2. Heard Sri Omkar.D, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the respondent- police are calling the petitioners to the police station to settle the civil disputes between the petitioners and the unofficial respondent No.8. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that basing on the complaint of the respondent No.8 herein, who is the sister in law of the petitioners, a case in Cr.No.617 of 2023 under Sections 420, 419, 465, 468, 471 r/w 34 of IPC dated 21.09.2023 was registered against the petitioners. He would further submit that except for the purpose of investigation in the above said crime, the police never called the 4 petitioners to the police station and never interfered in the civil disputes between the parties. 5. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed to follow due process of law regarding the crime which was registered against the petitioners. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 10.12.2025. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No. 28925 of 2023 Dated.10.12.2025 UPS 220