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Onteddu Venkateswara Reddy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh,

WP/23717/2023 · 2025-12-08

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa

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APHC010460032023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23717/2023 Between: 1. ONTEDDU VENKATESWARA REDDY, S/O BALARAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O NELAMPADU VILLAGE, CHAGALAMARRI MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NANDYAL DISTRICT AT NANDYAL, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALLAGADDA RURAL POLICE STATION, ALLAGADDA ALLAGADDA TOWN AND MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHAGALAMARRI POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. ...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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th and 5th Respondents in pressurizing the petitioner to join the ruling party or else that they will lay a road in my private property without following due process of law and without jurisdiction as arbitrary, illegal, capricious, unwarranted and in violation of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the Respondents 4 and 5 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfere with the peaceful possession of the petitioners land IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 the Respondents 4 and 5 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfere with the peaceful possession of the petitioner's land pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NERELLA S V RAVI TEJA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 23717 of 2023 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th and 5th Respondents in pressurizing the petitioner to join the ruling party or else that they will lay a road in my private property without following due process of law and without jurisdiction as arbitrary, illegal, capricious, unwarranted and in violation of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the Respondents 4 and 5 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfere with the peaceful possession of the petitioners land and to pass.…” 2. None represented for the petitioner. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions would submit that the police never pressurized the petitioner to join in the ruling party. He would further submit that the no further adjudication is required in the writ petition. 4. Recording the submission made by learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. 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: 09.12.2025. TVN HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.23717 of 2023 Dated.09.12.2025 TVN 286