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2025 DAILYLAW 50798 (AP)

N.Nanjappa v. The Superintendent of Police

WP/14320/2021 · 2025-10-05

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa

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APHC010248772021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 14320/2021 Between: 1. N.NANJAPPA, S/O N.SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O B C COLONY, ADADAKULAPALLI VILLAGE, PENUKONDA MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT AT ANANTHAPURAM 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PENUKONDA, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR P S, PENUKONDA, ANANTHAPURAM 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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring the action of Respondent No. 2 and 3 in calling the petitioner to Police Station frequently without there being any crime registered him and in interfering with the civil liberties of petitioner and civil disputes interse the petitioner and others, as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and violative of Art 14 of Constitution of India and to consequently direct the Respondent No. 2 and 3 not to interfere with the civil liberties of petitioner and not to interfere with the civil disputes between the petitioner and 2 others and also not to call the petitioner to Police Station without there being any crime registered against him Award costs 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 issue interim directions to the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 not to interfere with the civil liberties of petitioner by coercing and pressurizing him to settle the civil disputes with his partners and not to call him to the Police Station, pending disposal of W P No. of 2021 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N RANGA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring the action of Respondent Nos.2 and 3 in calling the petitioner to Police Station frequently without there being any crime registered him and in interfering with the civil liberties of petitioner and civil disputes interse the petitioner and others, as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and violative of Art 14 of Constitution of India and to consequently direct the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 not to interfere with the civil liberties of petitioner and not to interfere with the civil disputes between the petitioner and others and also not to call the petitioner to Police Station without there being any crime registered against him Award costs and pass.” 2. Heard Sri N.Ranga Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the relief has become infructuous in this matter. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader is in attendance. 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed since the relief has become infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 06.10.2025 SNI 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.14320 of 2021 Dated.06.10.2025 SNI 707