POOLATHOTA RAMANUJULU REDDY v. The State of Andhra Pradesh,
WP/28959/2023 · 2025-12-08
Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa
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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: 28959/2023 Between:
1. POOLATHOTA RAMANUJULU REDDY, S/O. SODDALA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION,
R/O.
PEDDADANDLURU VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRIRCT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. POOLATHOTANADIPIYELLA REDDY,, S/O. NADIPIYELLA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION,
R/O.
PEDDADANDLURU VILLAGE, JANURIALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. POOLATHOTA RAMESH REDDY,, S/O. KRISHNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O,PEDDADANDLURU VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. TALARI PEDDATHIMANNA,, S/O. PEDDATHIMANNA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, RESIDING AT D.NO. 3-22-0, DEVAGUDI VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P.
5. TALARI CHINNATHIMANNA,, S/O. CHINNATHIMANNA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, RESIDING AT D.NO. 3-22, DEVAGUDI VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P.
6. NEELAKANTAM GARI NEELAKANTAM,, S/O. NEELAKANTAM, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RETIRED EMPLOYEE, RIO. H. NO. 4/58-1, CHOWDAMMA STREET, CHILAMKURU VILLAGE,
JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 7. POOLATHOTA SARASWATHI,, W/O. PEDDASUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, PEDDADANDLURU VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH
...PETITIONER(S) AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P.
2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P.
3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, JAMMALAMADUGU, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P.
4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, JAMMALAMADUGU URBAN POLICE STATION, JAMMALAMADUGU, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P.
5. THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, , JAMMALAMADUGU URBAN POLICE STATION, JAMMALAMADUGU, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P.
6. YERUVASANJEEVA REDDY, S/O. PEDDASANJEEVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, RESIDING AT D. NO. 1/31, PEDDADANDLURU VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 7. YERUVA VENKATA SUBBA REDDY, S/O. SANJEEVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, RESIDING AT D. NO. 1/31, PEDDADANDLURU VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 8. YERUVARAMANADHA REDDY, S/O. SANJEEVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, RESIDING AT D. NO.
1/31, PEDDADANDLURU VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRIC
...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 tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly a Writ one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents especiallyRespondents No. 3' to 5 in calling the petitioners herein to the police station without there being any crime registered against the petitioners and harassing the petitioners to settle Civil Disputes by forcing petitioners to hand over the possession of their share of property situated in Sy. No. 313, 314, 316 at Peddadandluru Village fields, Jarrunalamadugu Mandal, Jammalamadugu Sub Reg District, Proddatur Reg District, YSR Kadapa District, to the Respondents No. 6 to 8 herein and to act as per the terms of Respondents No. 6 to 8 as being highly arbitrary, illegal, unfair, abuse of power and violation of Article 14, 19, 21and 300-A of Constitution of India apart from violative of Principles of Natural Justice and consequently direct the Respondents No. 3 to 5 not to harass or call the petitioners herein tothe police station without there being any crime registered against the petitioners and not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the Petitioners and Respondents No. 6 to 8 and pass such 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 may be pleased to direct the RespondentsNo. 5 not to harass or call the petitioner to the police station without there beingany crime registered against the petitioner and not to interfere in the civildisputes pending between the Petitioner and unofficial respondents pending disposal of the writ petition and passsuch Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1.
V NITESH Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following:
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 28959 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 a Writ one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents especiallyRespondents No. 3' to 5 in calling the petitioners herein to the police station without there being any crime registered against the petitioners and harassing the petitioners to settle Civil Disputes by forcing petitioners to hand over the possession of their share of property situated in Sy. No. 313, 314, 316 at Peddadandluru Village fields, Jarrunalamadugu Mandal, Jammalamadugu Sub Reg District, Proddatur Reg District, YSR Kadapa District, to the Respondents No. 6 to 8 herein and to act as per the terms of Respondents No. 6 to 8 as being highly arbitrary, illegal, unfair, abuse of power and violation of Article 14, 19, 21and 300-A of Constitution of India apart from violative of Principles of Natural Justice and consequently direct the Respondents No. 3 to 5 not to harass or call the petitioners herein tothe police station without there being any crime registered against the petitioners and not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the Petitioners and Respondents No. 6 to 8 and pass such.…”
2. Heard Sri Ch. Karthik, learned counsel representing Sri V. Nitesh,
learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri V. Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are calling the petitioners to the police station, in the absence of any crime registered and interfering with the civil disputes in between the petitioners and
the unofficial respondents. Learned counsel would further submit that a direction may be given to the police.
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions would submit that based on the complaint given by respondent No.5, both the parties were called to the police station for preliminary enquiry. He would further submit that the police are not interfering in the civil disputes between petitioners and the unofficial respondents.
5.
Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that recording the same, the petition may be disposed of.
6. Recording the above said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed not to call the petitioners to the police station in the absence of any crime and not to interfere in the civil disputes between the petitioners and the unofficial respondents. 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.28959 of 2023
Dated.09.12.2025
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