1 APHC010337442024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 17202/2024 Between: 1. M D REDDY, S/O.M.D.RAMACHANDRAN, D.NO.5-297 SANTHAPETA, OLD BRAHMIN STREET, CHITTOOR TOWN AND MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, MANGALAGIRI,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, RAYALASEEMA RANGE ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR,CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TWO-TOWN CIRCLE,CHITTOOR,CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 6. ULASAIAH, S/O. NOT KNOWN,AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS. WORKING AS CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TWO-TOWN POL ICE STATION, CHITTOOR,CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 7. G B PRASANNA, W/O. T.K. RAVI,AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDING AT FLAT NO.209,SWARNAMUKI TOWERS, KRISHNA REDDY NAGAR,PADMAVATHIPURAM, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BASHA SHAIK 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: 2 “.... to issue a writ. Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the high-handed acts of the Respondent No.6 as he mis-used his official power by interfering in civil dispute while an Appeal is pending in A.S.No.69/2013 on the file of IX-Additional District judge of Chittoor, arised out of the judgement and decree in O.S.No.51/2004, regarding partition of our property and the said Appeal was filed by my father M.D. Ramachandran against the M.D. Vedanayaki and after demise the 7th respondent added as a party to the said Appeal and at her instance the 6th respondent called the petitioner to his police station through his staff by their land phone numbers 918572 and 234222 and also from his cell phone number 949170457 on 19-06- 2024 P.M. and also on 21-06-2024 at about 11.30 A.M. and threatened the petitioner with dire-consequences unless the petitioner part with their property in favour of the 7th respondent was illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violation of Articles 14,19,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent Nos.2to4 to conduct enquiry on the representation of the petitioner dated 27-06-2024 and take disciplinary action against the 6th Respondent for his illegal acts, in the interest of justice, and pass such.” 2. Heard Sri Basha Shaik, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are interfering in the civil disputes between the parties. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the police are not interfering in the civil disputes between the parties. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the 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, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 22.12.2025 Asr 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.17202 of 2024 Dt..22.12.2025 Asr