APHC010510602025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 26286/2025 Between: 1. CHINTAPALLI ANAND KUMAR, S/O RAMANNA(LATE) AGED 58 YRS, OCCADVOCATE, R/AT D.NO.16-04-19 OFFICIAL COLONY, MIDDLINE LINE, MAHARANIPETA , VISAKAHPATNAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (HOME) SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. 2. THE DIRECTORAGE GENERAL OF POLICE D G P, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, D.G.P., OFFICE AT MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, P.M.,PALEM POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY. 5. 5. PATNALA VENKATA PRABHAKARA RAO, S/O RAJESWARA RAO, AGED 57 YRS BLOCK NO. 18 TYPE II, GF-IYSR COLONY KOMMADI, MADHURUVADA VISAKHAPATNAM , WORKING AS SOFTWARE AT D.NO.S-1, 88 RNS HERITAGE SRS NAGAR, BILLELAHALL, BG ROAD , BANGALORE. 6. 6. MR RAMU, S/O NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGED 45 YRS, WORKING AS INSPECTOR, P.M., PALEM P.S., MADHURUVADA, 2 VISAKHAPATNAM. 7. 7. BALA KRISHNA, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITONER, AGED 50 YRS OCC CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, P.M, PALEM P.S., MADHURUVADA, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY ...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 or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents particularly 4TH , 6TH and 7TH Respondents harassing the Petitioner Continuously Calling the Petitioner to the Police Station on the Complaint of 5th Respondent in connection with non-payment of Award Amount Lok Adalat Case No.144/2022 in C.C. No.430/2022 dated 26th June, 2022 passed before the Lok Adalat Bench At Bheemunipatnam as well as Amount Covered in E.P. No.23/2023 on the file of II Additional Junior Civil Judge, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam and pressurizing the petitioner, to make payment otherwise threatening to arrest the Petitioner all are Illegal, Unlawful, Violation of Law and Procedure, Violation of Principles of Natural Justice, Violation of Article 14,19,21 of the Constitution of India, Consequently to direct the Respondent No.4,6 and 7 not to Interfere with the petitioner's personal liberty and not to Call the petitioner to the Police Station in connection with the Dispute covered under the Lok Adalat Award dated 26th June, 2022 in between the Petitioner as well as the 5th Un-Official Respondent for recovery of amount as it is purely Civil in Nature and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. R SIVA SAI SWARUP Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 26286 of 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…pleased to issue a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents particularly 4th 6th and 7th Respondents harassing the Petitioner Continuously Calling the Petitioner to the Police Station on the Complaint of 5th Respondent in connection with non-payment of Award Amount Lok Adalat Case No.144/2022 in C.C.No.430/2022 dated 26th, June, 2022 passed before the Lok Adalat Bench At Bheemunipatnam as well as Amount Covered in E.P.No.23/2023 on the file of II Additoinal Junior Civil Judge, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam and pressurizing the petitioner, to make payment otherwise threatening to arrest the Petitioner all are Illegal, Unlawful, Violation of Law and Procedure, Violation of Principles of Natural Justice, Violation of Article 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India Consequently to direct the Respondent No.4, 6 and 7 not to Interfere with the petitioner’s personal liberty and not to Call the petitioner to the Police Station in connection with the Dispute covered under the Lok Adalat Award dated 26th June, 2022 in between the Petitioner as well as the 5th Un- Official Respondent for recovery of amount as it is purely Civil in Nature, and to pass….” 2. Heard Sri R.Siva Sai Swarup, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are calling the petitioner and pressurizing him to pay the amount as settled between the parties before Lok Adalat and Award was also passed in C.C.No.430 of 2022 dated 26.06.2022. 4 4. Sri V. Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the police are not interfering in the disputes between the parties. 5. Recording the above said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. However, the police are directed not to interfere in the disputes between parties. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 23.09.2025 SNI 5 HON’BLE DR. 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