APHC010540142025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27994/2025 Between: 1. MANUKONDA VIJAYA BHASKAR REDDY, S/O. VENKATESWARA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.1-115, KARUCHOLA VILLAGE, EDIAPADU MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 522233 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, MANGALAGIRI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALNADU DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, EDIAPADU POLICE STATION PALNADU DISTRICT ...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 toPleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus by declaring the action of respondent no.4 in harassing the petitioner by summoning him to the respondent no.4 police station at the behest of one Kata Sambaiah and one llavarapu Venkata Koteswara Rao without any reasonable cause as illegal, arbitrary, 2 unconstitutional, abuse of power, in violation of principles of natural justice and the rights guranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of Indian Constitution and consequently direct respondent no.4 to not to summon the petitioner to the respondent no.4 police station without any proper notice and without any complaint or FIR against him 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 Pleased to direct any proper notice and of the above writ respondent no.4 to not to summon the petitioner without without any complaint or FIR against himpending disposal petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. UMA MAHESWAR KATAKAMSETTY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 27994/2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: <…to issue writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus by declaring the action of respondent no.4 in harassing the petitioner by summoning him to the respondent no.4 police station at the behest of one Kata Sambaiah and one llavarapu Venkata Koteswara Rao without any reasonable cause as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, abuse of power, in violation of principles of natural justice and the rights guranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of Indian Constitution and consequently direct respondent no.4 to not to summon the petitioner to the respondent no.4 police station without any proper notice and without any complaint or FIR against him…= 2. Heard Sri K.Uma Maheswar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that without registering any crime against the petitioner, the Police are calling the petitioner to the Police Station. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that based on the complaint of one Kata Samrajyam, the petitioner was called to the Police Station for enquiry and that a preliminary enquiry is in progress. 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the Police are directed to follow due process of law regarding the case against the petitioner. No costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 16.10.2025 JLV 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.27994 of 2025 Dated: 16.10.2025 JLV