APHC010033472021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION Between: 1. S.Mallikarjuna, s/o Late Sannappa, aged about 50 years, occ and Agriculture r/o Nerniki village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District, 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretar Department, Secretariat,IVelagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 3. The Station House Officer, Holagunda Police Station, Kurnool, Kurnool District. Petition under Article 22 circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, de respondent No. 3 in calling the petitioner to the police station and extending threats to implicate him in false criminal cases if his wife or his daughter contest in the ensuing panchayat elections at the behest of local r leaders, without any authority as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 2326 OF 2021 1. S.Mallikarjuna, s/o Late Sannappa, aged about 50 years, occ- Ex and Agriculture r/o Nerniki village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District, ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretar Department, Secretariat,IVelagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 3. The Station House Officer, Holagunda Police Station, Kurnool, Kurnool ...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 issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in calling the petitioner to the police station and extending threats to implicate him in false criminal cases if his wife or his daughter contest in the ensuing panchayat elections at the behest of local r leaders, without any authority as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Ex-Sarpanch and Agriculture r/o Nerniki village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District, ...Petitioner 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home 3. The Station House Officer, Holagunda Police Station, Kurnool, Kurnool ...Respondents 6 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more claring the action of the respondent No. 3 in calling the petitioner to the police station and extending threats to implicate him in false criminal cases if his wife or his daughter-in-law contest in the ensuing panchayat elections at the behest of local ruling party leaders, without any authority as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondent No.3 herein not to interfere with the personal life and liberty of the petitioner including contesting the ensuing gram panchayat by his family members in any manner, and to grant IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 pleased to pass orders directing the Respondent No.3 herein not to prevent the petitioner or his family members from filing the nomination and contesting the ensuing Gram Panchayat elections, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: J JANAKIRAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following order: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 2326 OF 2021 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 one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in calling the petitioner to the police station and extending threats to implicate him in false criminal cases if his wife or his daughter-in-law contest in the ensuing panchayat elections at the behest of local ruling party leaders, without any authority as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondent No.3 herein not to interfere with the personal life and liberty of the petitioner including contesting the ensuing gram panchayat by his family members in any manner, and to grant...…” 2. Heard Sri J.Janakirami Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the relief has become infructuous in this matter. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader is in attendance. 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATAJYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 14.10.2025 KKV HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 39 W.P.No.2326 of 2021 Dated.14.10.2025 KKV