APHC010419932023 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: 21651/2023 Between: 1. MUVVALA APPA RAO, S/O LATE JOGARAO, HINDU, AGED 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.40-02-548, 46TH WARD, SANTHI NAGAR, NEAR JOSHEP SCHOOL, KAILASAPURAM, SALIGRAMA PURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM-530024. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (HOME DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT) SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, O/O THE POLICE COMMISSIONARATE, MAHARANIPETA, VISAKHAPATNAM-530002. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PENDURTHI POLICE STATION (LAW AND ORDER), PENDURTHI, VISAKHAPATNAM-530051. 4. MACHHA DEMUDU, S/O JOGARAO, AGED 40 YEARS, R/AT D.NO. 1- 73, V. JUTTADA, PENDURTHI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM-531173. 5. MUVVAL RAMUDU, , S/O LATE RAMANA, AGED 46 YEARS, R/AT D.NO. 1-73, V. JUTTADA, PENDURTHI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM- 531173. 6. MUVVALA DEMUDU, S/O APPARAO, AGED 48 YEARS, R/AT D.NO. 2, V. JUTTADA, PENDURTHI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM-531173. 7. MUVVALA SADHURAO, S/O APPARAO, AGED 42 YEARS, R/AT D.NO. 1-53, V. JUTTADA, PENDURTHI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM- 531173. ...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 topleased to issue appropriate Writ, order or direction more in the nature of MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in interfering with the personal liberty of the petitioner by calling him to the police station at the instance of the unofficial respondents and directing him to settle out the dispute with the unofficial respondents by interfering in the civil disputes, as being illegal, arbitrary and is in violation of Article 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondent No. 3 not interfere with the Civil dispute between the petitioner and unofficial respondents herein by forcible dispossession or otherwise, and pass 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 pleased to direct the 3rd respondent not to interfere with the civil dispute between the petitioner and unofficial respondents, and 3rd respondent by calling to the police station or otherwise, pending disposal of the above Writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SIMHACHALAM KARUKOLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SIMHACHALAM KARUKOLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 21651 of 2023 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…pleased to issue appropriate Writ, order or direction more in the nature of MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in interfering with the personal liberty of the petitioner by calling him to the police station at the instance of the unofficial respondents and directing him to settle out the dispute with the unofficial respondents by interfering in the civil disputes, as being illegal, arbitrary and is in violation of Article 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondent No. 3 not interfere with the Civil dispute between the petitioner and unofficial respondents herein by forcible dispossession or otherwise, and pass.…” 2. Heard Sri K. Simhachalam, learned counsel for the petitioner 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 petitioner to the police station, in the absence of any crime registered and interfering with the civil disputes in between the petitioner 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 the police neither called the petitioner to police station nor interfered in the civil disputes between petitioner 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 petitioner to the police station in the absence of any crime and not to interfere in the civil disputes between the petitioner 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.21651 of 2023 Dated.09.12.2025 TVN 282