APHC010028242022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 2703/2022 Between: 1. BOTLA RAGHUPATHI, W/O. CHINNA RAJULU, AGED 64 YEARS R/O. 1-28, NELLIPUDI, GANGAVARAM EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2. BOTLA KRISHNA, S/O. CHINNA RAJULU, AGED 40 YEARS, R/O. 1-28, NELLIPUDI, GANGAVARAM EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI 2. THE DIRECTOR GENEARAL OF POLICE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, DGP OFFICE VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT KAKINADA 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER / SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GANGAVARAM POLICE STATION, GANGAVARAM EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 5. NAGALA VEERABABU, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, AGED MAJOR OCC. CONSTABLE IN GANGAVARAM POLICE. STATION, GANGAVARAM EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 6. THE TAHSILDAR, GANGAVARAM MANDAL GANGAVARAM EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 7. BOTLA CHANDRA RAO, S/O. CHINNA RAJULU, AGED MAJOR R/O. NELLIPUDI, GANGAVARAM EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. CHINTAPALLI SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. RAM BABU DEVAVARAPU 3. RAYUDU SUDHA The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents police in calling the petitioners to their police station frequently without having any valid reasons and complaint by pressuring the petitioners to settle the matter with the unofficial respondent amicably in connection with the petitioners agricultural lands in Sy No. 279A to an extent of Ac.1.00 cents and Sy.No. 173A to an extent of Ac.0.70 cents situated at Nellipudi village, Gangavaram Mandal, East Godavari District by interfering the police into the civil disputes by violating the Circular issued by the 3rd respondent and also standing Orders of 322-1 of AP Police Manual, is highly illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents police not to harass the petitioners by calling to their police station by involving into the civil disputes in the interest of justice.” 2. Sri Chintapalli Srinivas, learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that, let there be a direction to the Police not to interfere in the civil disputes between the Petitioners and the unofficial Respondent. 3. Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that the disputes between the Petitioner and Respondent No.7 are purely civil in nature and the Police are not interfering in the civil disputes between the parties. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, Police are directed not to interfere in the civil disputes between the Petitioners and Respondent No.7, except under 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:12.11.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.2703 of 2022 Dt.12.11.2025 Dinesh