APHC010204732022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 14595/2022 Between: 1. BODAPATI VENKATA SRAVANI @ SRAVANI, D/O. SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 25 YEARS, OCC. SOFTWARE EMPLOYEE, R/O. PAIPALEM, MADDIPADU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110001. 2. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONICS NIKETAN, 6, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110003. 3. THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, NEW CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING, SHAHID BHAGAT SINGH RD,FORT, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA 400001. 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT MANGALAGIRI,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. THE ICICI BANK LIMITED, ICICI BANK TOWER, NEAR CHAKLI CIRCLE, OLD PADRA ROAD, VADODARA-390007, GUJARAT, INDIA, CORPORATE OFFICE. ICICI BANK TOWERS, BANDRA- KURLA COMPLEX, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA - 400051. 7. THE FEDERAL BANK LIMITED, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL HEAD, FLAT NO. 101,1ST FLOOR, KRISHNA PLAZA, NO. 6-2-953, KHAIRATABAD, OPP. SHADAN COLLEGE, HYDERABAD- 500004, HEAD OFFICER AT PARACKAL TOWERS, PARUR JUNCTION, ALUVA, KERALA-683102. 8. THE INDUSIND BANK LIMITED, REGISTERED OFFICE AT 2401, GEN. THIMMAYYA ROAD (CANTONMENT), PUNE-411 001, MAHARASHTRA. 9. THE BAJAJ FINANCE SERVICE LIMITED, REGISTERED OFFICER 'AT BAJAJ AUTO LIMITED COMPLEX, MUMBAI-PUNE ROAD, AKURDI, PUNE-411035, MAHARASHTRA. 2 10. THE DREAMPLUG TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD, DOING BUSINESS AS CRED APP, REGISTERED OFFICE AT 404, UPHAR CHS LTD, P.NO.5 SANJEEVA ENCLAVE, 7 BUNGLOWS, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA -400061. 11. THE ZEST MONEY CAMDEN TOWN TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD, , DOING BUSINESS AS ZEST MONEY APP, REGISTERED OFFICE AT GROUND AND THIRD FLOOR, INDIQUBE CELESTIA, SITE NO. 19 AND 20, KORAMANGALA, LA BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560034. 12. THE WHIZDM INNOVATIONS PVT LTD, DOING BUSINESS AS MONEY VIEW LOANS APP, REGISTERED OFFICE AT 3RD FLOOR, SURVEY NO. 17, 1A, OUTER RING RD, KADUBEESANAHALLI, BELLANDUR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560087. 13. THE NAVI FINSERY LIMITED FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHAITANYA RURAL INTERMEDIATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PRIV, REGISTERED OFFICE AT GROUND FLOOR, SALARPURIA BUSINESS CENTER, 93, 4TH BLOCK CROSS ROAD, 5TH A BLOCK, KORAMANGALA INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560095. 14. POTLURI SRI BALA VAMSI KRISHNA PRATHAPANENI RAJESH KUMAR, S/O. DEVA VARAPRASAD, AGED 36 YEARS, R/O. FLAT NO.204, DREAM VALLEY APARTMENTS, VENKATESWARA NAGAR, BURKHAPURAM, KHAMMAM, TELANGANA, CURRENTLY RESIDING AT D.NO.67-2-34, VENKATESWARA COLONY, OPPOSITE PRIYA FOOD FACTORY, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 15. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ONGOLE 16. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MADDIPADU PS, PRAKASAM DISTRICT RR 15 AND 16 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT ORDER DATED.10.10.2023 VIDE ORDER PASSED IN IA NO.1 OF 2023. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KOPPARTHI SUMATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. JYOTHI RATNA ANUMOLU 2. GP FOR HOME 3. SATYANARAYANA NIMMALA 4. BHANU PRASAD CHUKKAPALLI 5. SRINIVAS CHITTURU 6. P BADRINATH 7. 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inordinate action of the respondents in not taking action against Respondent Nos. 10 to 13 and their staff/agents, despite of repeated representations made by the petitioner against the cyber bullying, torture and harassment through phone calls, messages and emails by the staff/agents of Respondent Nos. 10 to 13, as highly illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Article 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and against the provisions of the Information Technology Act and against the guidelines laid down by the Reserve Bank of India, consequentially direct the official respondents herein to take action against Respondent Nos. 10 to 13 and their staff/agents with a further direction to stop harassing, torturing and abusing the petitioner through phone calls, messages, emails and other communication platforms by the staff/agents of Respondent Nos. 10 to 13” 2. Heard Ms.K.Sumathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in the light of the interim orders passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 27.07.2023 in W.P.No.14595 of 2022, no further orders are required in this matter. 4. 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:07.11.2025 Asr 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.14595 of 2022 Dt.07.11.2025 Asr