APHC010627382025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 32365/2025 Between: 1. SAMINENI. NAGARAJU, S/O JANARDHAN RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O D.NO.16-198, MYLAVARAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. PHONE 9491964088. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA CITY, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KANCHIKACHERLA CIRCLE, NTR DISTRICT. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MYLAVARAM CIRCLE, NTR DISTRICT. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KANCHIKACHERLA POLICE STATION, NTR DISTRICT. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MYLAVARAM POLICE STATION, NTR DISTRICT. 7. BUDDI MAHENDRA NATH, S/O KASHI VISWESHWAR RAO AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O.KANCHIKACHERLA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT. 8. CHINTALA PHANI PRIYA, W/O MAHENDRA NATH, AGE 45 2 YEARS EMPLOYEE, MANDAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, R/O.KANCHIKACHARLA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT. ...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 to issue a Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the actions of Respondents 3 to 6 in repeatedly summoning, threatening, coercing, harassing and forcing the petitioner to pay money in relation to a purely civil dispute, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the Respondents 3 to 6 not to interfere in any manner with the civil dispute between the petitioner and Respondents 7 and 8 relating to R.S.No.298/3 of Kanchikacherla Village and not to summon, call, threaten, detain, or compel the petitioner to attend the police stations in relation to the said dispute, and pass such other order or orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the interests of justice and to protect the petitioners fundamental rights, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R MAHESWARA RAO PALETI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been filed, by the Petitioner for the following relief: “ ... to issue a Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the actions of Respondents 3 to 6 in repeatedly summoning, threatening, coercing, harassing and forcing the petitioner to pay money in relation to a purely civil dispute, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the Respondents 3 to 6 not to interfere in any manner with the civil dispute between the petitioner and Respondents 7 and 8 relating to R.S.No.298/3 of Kanchikacherla Village and not to summon, call, threaten, detain, or compel the petitioner to attend the police stations in relation to the said dispute, and pass such other order or orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the interests of justice and to protect the petitioners fundamental rights, and pass ...” Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home representing for respondent State. Perused the material on record. Learned Assistant Government Pleader on instructions would submit that respondent Police never interfered in the money matter between the Petitioner and unofficial respondents and never called him to the Police Station and requested to dispose of the Writ Petition by passing appropriate orders. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that recording the said submission, this Writ Petition may be disposed of. In that view, this Writ Petition is disposed of. Respondent Police are directed to follow due process of law with regard to the subject matter. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* Dinesh