APHC010396282024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 20253 OF 2024 Between: 1. S CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY, S/o S. Raghurama Reddy, Occ Business, aged about 59 Years, 399 Bandia Street, Tirupati. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Represented by its Principal Secretary Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagpudi, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Director General of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Superintend of Police, Tirupati Urban District, Tirupati District, (Formerly Chittoor District). 4. The Station House Officer, East Police Station, Tirupati. 5. D Prabhakar Reddy, S/o Late D. Gurava Reddy, OccRetd.Employee, aged about 70 Years, R/o Ammapalem Village, Sri Kalahasthi Mandal, Tirupati District. (Formerly Chittoor District) 6. R K Jayaraman, S/o not kno 67 Years, R/o Sannidhi Street, 0pp. To Hotel Bhimas, Sri Kalahasthi. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA PETITION NO: 20253 OF 2024 1. S CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY, S/o S. Raghurama Reddy, Occ Business, aged about 59 Years, 399 Bandia Street, Tirupati. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Represented by its Principal ent, Secretariat Buildings, Velagpudi, Amaravati, 2. The Director General of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Superintend of Police, Tirupati Urban District, Tirupati District, Officer, East Police Station, Tirupati. 5. D Prabhakar Reddy, S/o Late D. Gurava Reddy, OccRetd.Employee, aged about 70 Years, R/o Ammapalem Village, Sri Kalahasthi Mandal, Tirupati District. (Formerly Chittoor District) 6. R K Jayaraman, S/o not known to the petitioner, Occ Business, aged about 67 Years, R/o Sannidhi Street, 0pp. To Hotel Bhimas, Sri Kalahasthi. ...Respondents IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 1. S CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY, S/o S. Raghurama Reddy, Occ Business, ...Petitioner 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Represented by its Principal ent, Secretariat Buildings, Velagpudi, Amaravati, 3. The Superintend of Police, Tirupati Urban District, Tirupati District, 5. D Prabhakar Reddy, S/o Late D. Gurava Reddy, OccRetd.Employee, aged about 70 Years, R/o Ammapalem Village, Sri Kalahasthi Mandal, Tirupati wn to the petitioner, Occ Business, aged about 67 Years, R/o Sannidhi Street, 0pp. To Hotel Bhimas, Sri Kalahasthi. ...Respondents 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order, or direction, mostly one which is like a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents No. 3 and 4 in calling the petitioner to the East Police Station, Tirupati to settle the time-barred debts owed to the 6th Respondent, as illegal arbitrary, unjustifiable, unstainable and consequently direct forthwith the Respondents No. 3 and 4 not coerce the petitioner to settle the time-barred debts of the 6th Respondent and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 may be pleased to direct the official Respondents not to interfere with the Petitioner’s life and liberty in any manner in connection with the civil dispute between Petitioner with the 5th and 6th Respondents pending disposal of this Writ Petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: RAMAKRISHNA AKURATHI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents:T BALAJI THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 20253 OF 2024 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 an appropriate Writ, order, or direction, mostly one which is like a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents No. 3 and 4 in calling the petitioner to the East Police Station, Tirupati to settle the time-barred debts owed to the 6th Respondent, as illegal arbitrary, unjustifiable, unstainable and consequently direct forthwith the Respondents No. 3 and 4 not coerce the petitioner to settle the time-barred debts of the 6th Respondent and pass such…” 2. Heard Sri Ramakrishna Akurathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P.AjayBabu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, it is a case of interference of police in civil disputes. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions would submit that, based on the complaint made by the unofficial respondents, petitioner was called to the police station for preliminary enquiry. After preliminary enquiry, they found that the subject matter is a civil in nature. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would further submit that police are not interfering in the civil disputes between the parties. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, recording the said submissions, the writ petition may be disposed of. 6. Recording the submissions, the writ petition is disposed of. However, police are directed not to interfere in the civil disputes between the parties except under due process of law. 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:20.12.2025 KKV HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 57 WRIT PETITION NO: 20253 OF 2024 Dated.20.12.2025 KKV HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH:: AMARAVATI MAIN CASE NO: WRIT PETITION NO:20253 OF 2024 PROCEEDING SHEET Sl. No. Date ORDER OFFICE NOTE 2. 20.12.2025 Dr.VJP,J The Writ Petition is disposed of. (Vide separate order) ________ Dr.VJP, J KKV