APHC010315562021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 18856/2021 Between: 1. AKULA VEERESH, S/O AKULA SHIVA SHANTAPPA, AGED. 50 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, RIO DEVANAKONDA (V) (M), KURNOOL DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY IT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, DEVANAKONDA POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT 4. DEVANAKONDA GRAM PANCHAYATH, REP.BY IT'S SECRETARY, DEVANAKONDA (V) (M), KURNOOL DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. V VINOD K REDDY (SC FOR ZP MPDO GP) The Court made the following: ORDER: 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 on the part of Respondent no.3 in interfering with Petitioner's legal activities of running Floor Mill situated at Plots 56-Al, 56/A2, BC Colony, Devanakonda (v)(m), Kurnool District as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to not to interfere with Petitioner's legal activities of running Floor Mill situated at Plots 56-Al, 56/A2, BC Colony, Devanakonda (v)(m), Kurnool District” 2 2. Heard Sri N.Chandra Sekhar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that in the light of the interim orders passed by this Court the police are not interfering in the business activities of the petitioner. 4. Recording the said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of by making the interim order absolute. However, the police are directed not to interfere with the petitioner's business activities except in accordance with 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:22.09.2025 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.18856 of 2021 Dt.22.09.2025 Asr