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APHC010198742021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 11352 OF 2021 Between:
1. GOLLA VUCHEERAPPA, s/o Golla Srinivasulu, Age. 37 Years, Occ. Cultivation R/o Pedda Hothur (V), Alum (M), Kurnool District ...Petitioner AND
1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District
2. The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool, Kurnool District
3. The Station House Officer, Aluru Police Station, Alum, Kurnool District
4. Vadde Hanumanthu, S/o Vadde Machanna, Age. 55 years, Occ. Cultivation R/o Pedda Hothur (V), Alum (M), Kurnool District
5. Vadde Nagamma, w/o Vadde Hanumanthu, Age. 55 years, Occ. Cultivation R/o Pedda Hothur (V), Alum (M), Kurnool District ...Respondents 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent no.3 in calling the
Petitioner to police station for resolving Petitioner's civil dispute with Respondents 4 and 5 with respect to House Site in Survey number 222, admeasuring an extent of 35 X 25 Square Feet situated at Pedda Hothur Village, Aluru Mandal, Kurnool District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent no.3 to not to call the Petitioner for resolving any civil dispute with respect to Petitioner's House Site in Survey number 222, admeasuring an extent of 35 X 25 Square Feet situated at Pedda Hothur Village, Alum Mandal, Kurnool District and to pass 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 Respondent no.3 to not to call the Petitioner for resolving any civil dispute with respect to Petitioner's House Site in Survey number 222, admeasuring an extent of 35 X 25 Square Feet situated at Pedda Hothur Village, Alum Mandal, Kurnool District and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: N CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order:
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 11352 of 2021
ORDER:
1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for:
“…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent no.3 in calling the Petitioner to police station for resolving Petitioner's civil dispute with Respondents 4 and 5 with respect to House Site in Survey number 222, admeasuring an extent of 35 X 25 Square Feet situated at Pedda Hothur Village, Aluru Mandal, Kurnool District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent no.3 to not to call the Petitioner for resolving any civil dispute with respect to Petitioner's House Site in Survey number 222, admeasuring an extent of 35 X 25 Square Feet situated at Pedda Hothur Village, Alum Mandal, Kurnool District…”
2. Heard Sri N.Chandra Sekhar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that police are calling the petitioner to the police station without there being any crime registered against him and interfering in civil dispute between the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 and 5.
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents would submit that no crime has been registered against the petitioner and they are not interfering in civil dispute between the parties.
5. Recording the same, the write petition is disposed of. However, police are directed not to interfere in a civil dispute, except under due process of law.
6. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
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Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
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