APHC010134882021 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: 7686/2021 Between: 1. M/S. N.C.S. SUGARS LIMITED,, REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, B. NAVEEN KUMAR, S/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O. PLOT NO.99, ROAD NO.8, CENTRAL BANK COLONY, L.B. NAGAR, HYDERABAD ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT AT VIZIANAGARAM. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BOBBILI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PARVATHIPURAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BOBBILI POLICE STATION, BOBBILI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BOBBILI POLICE STATION, BOBBILI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 7. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SEETHANAGARAM POLICE STATION, SEETHANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 8. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BALIJIPETA POLICE STATION, BALIJIPETA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 9. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, THERLAM POLICE STATION, THERLAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 10. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BADANGI POLICE STATION, BADANGI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 11. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHEEPURPALLI POLICE STATION, CHEEPURPALLI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 12. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BURJAVALASA POLICE STATION, BURJAVALASA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 13. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PARVATHIPURAM POLICE STATION, PARVATHIPURAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 14. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PARVATHIPURAM TOWN POLICE STATION, PARVATHIPURAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 15. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PARVATHIPURAM RURAL 2 POLICE STATION, PARVATHIPURAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 16. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KOMARADA POLICE STATION, KOMARADA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 17. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GARUGUBILLI POLICE STATION, GARUGUBILLI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 18. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SALUR POLICE STATION, SALUR, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 19. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SALUR TOWN POLICE STATION, SALUR, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 20. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SALUR RURAL POLICE STATION, SALUR, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 21. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PACHIPENTA POLICE STATION, PACHIPENTA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 22. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MAKKUVA POLICE STATION, MAKKUVA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 23. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, RAMABADRAPURAM POLICE STATION, RAMABADRAPURAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 24. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ELWINPETA POLICE STATION, ELWINPETA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 25. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, JIMMAVALASA POLICE STATION, JIMMAVALASA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 26. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHINAMERANGI POLICE STATION, CHINAMERANGI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 27. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KURUPAM POLICE STATION, KURUPAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M/S BHARADWAJ ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 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 and direct the respondents to act in accordance with law and forbear from interfering/registering criminal cases against the petitioner, its directors and officers on the subject of part non-payment/part payment of sugarcane price to the sugarcane growers who are situated in the factory zone of the petitioner concerning the years 2019 - 2020 and 2020 - 2021 and abide by the provisions contained in Section 19 of the A.P. Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and 3 Purchase) Act, 1961 and grant such other relief as it deems fit in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Heard Sri M.Balanaga Srinivas, learned for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that as per the directions of Sub-Collector, Parvathipuram and on the strength of the material furnished, crimes were registered. 4. For ready reference, the written instructions are extracted hereunder: “Since the management started investing the income generated from the sugar factory in other projects without paying to the cane growers and on the directions of the then sub-collector, Parvathipuram, the then SHO, Seethangarm PS started registering cases against the management to appease the agitating sugar cane growers/farmers in the year 2014 only. No cases were registered after 2014 Subsequently, the management of NCS effected compromise with the cane growers in lok-adalat court, Bobbili in all cases except in Cr no 89/2014 in which the then sub-collector was the complainant.” 5. Recording the said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 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:06.10.2025 ASR 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.7686 of 2021 Dt.06.10.2025 Asr