KALANGI NAGESWARA RAO v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
WP/3005/2025 · 2025-02-06
B V L N Chakravarthi
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[ 2025 DAILYLAW 49189 (AP) · dailylaw.ai ]
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAV^^SH^ (Special Original Jurisdiction) ^ FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 3005 OF 2025 Between: Kalangi Nageswara Rao, S/o Seetharamaiah, aged about 56 years, R/o D.No. 4-116, Nekarikallu Village and Mandal Palnadu District ...PETITIONER AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the Principal Secretary, Department of Home affairs. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Director General of Police, Police Head Quarters, Mangalagiri, Guntur District. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Palnadu District, Narasaraopet
4. The Deputy Superintndent of Police, Narasaraopet, Palnadu District
5. The Station House Officer, Nakarekallu Police Station, Nakarekallu, Palnadu district
6. V. Koti Lingaiah, S/o not known to the petitioner. Manager of Suphalitha Chit Fund, Opposite ICICI Bank, Narasaraopet, Palnadu District
7. V. Venkaiah, S/o not known to the petitioner. Manager of Shriram Chits Pvt Fund, Narasaraopet, Palnadu District
8. Palem Srinivasa Reddy, S/o Narasimha Reddy, R/o Reddypalem Village, Rompicherla Mandal, Palnadu District
9. Puli Nagi Reddy, S/o Chenna Reddy, R/o Machavaram Village, Rompicherla Mandal, Palnadu District
/ to* Bonamukkala Narayana Reddy, Na^ingapadu, Nakarikallu Mandal, Palnadu District 11BhSvanasi Rambabu, S/o Guravaiah Nakarikallu Mandal, Palnadu District
12. Kunisetty Srinivasa Rao, S/o knot known to the petitioner, R/o Arundelpet, Narasaraopet, Palnadu District S/o Chinnapa Reddy, R/o R/o Challagundia Village ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed 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 in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the respondent Nos- 4 and 5 cannot interfere in any civil disputes between the citizens and cannot take on themselves the function of a civil court at the instance of unofficial respondents and threatening the petitioner to settle the dispute being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 Constitution of India apart from being violative of Principles of Natural Justice. one money of the lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed 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 Nos.
4 and 5 not to interfere with the life and liberty of the petitioner by way of calling the petitioner to the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 pending disposal of the main writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 5: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 6 to 12: The Court made the following: ORDER
APHC010049052025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3368] PRESENT the honourable SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 3005/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER Kalangi Nageswara Rao AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1 .VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the following relief:
"to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring that the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 cannot interfere in any civil disputes between the citizens and cannot take on themselves the function of a civil court at the instance of unofficial
2 respondents and threatening the petitioner to settie the money dispute being iiiegai arbitrary and vioiative of Articies 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from being vioiative ofPrinci^es bfNaturaiJustice andpass such..." 1 ■
2. Heard
learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the State. Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the State on written instructions would submit that as per the preliminary enquiry of the Police, it is a civil dispute between the petitioner and the unofficial respondent No.6 and they will not interfere with the civil dispute between the parties and all the other allegations made in the affidavit are not true and correct.
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Submissions made by learned Assistant Government Pleader are placed on record.
5. In that view of the matter, this Court is of the considered opinion that the Writ Petition can be closed at the stage of admission itself, without going into merits of the case, by directing the respondent/Police to follow due procedure established under law, if they intend to call the petitioner to the Police Station, in connection with any crime or enquiry.
3 Accordingly, Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs.
6. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.
Sd/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR V If SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To,
1. One CC to Sri Venkata Durga Rao Anantha, Advocate [OPUC]
2. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
3. Three CD Copies TF
-SI high court DATED.07/02/2025 \
ORDER WP.No.3005 of 2025 iC 2 4 JUN; 'f' CLOSING THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS