APHC010320972024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16340/2024 Between: 1. V. VENKATA KRISHNA REDDY,, S/O. V. CHENNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC- AGRICULTURIST, R/O. LINGANVAI VILLAGE, ALAMPUR MANDAL, JOGULAMBA GADWAL DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE. 2. D. VENKATA LAKSHMAMMA,, W/O. LATE D. RAMACHANDRA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/O. DURVESI VILLAGE, GADIVEMULA MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NANDYALA, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 5. DWARAM PADMAVATHI, W/O. LATE D. RAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/O. H.NO. 2-18A, DURVESI VILLAGE, GADIVEMULA MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. Page 2 of 5 ...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 in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents especially Respondent No.4 in calling the petitioners herein to the police station and in interfering with the civil disputes pending between the petitioners and the Respondent No.5 and forcing the petitioner No.1 to handover the land admeasuring an extent of Ac. 2.58 cents in Sy. No. 40 and land admeasuring an extent of Ac. 2.76 cents in Sy. No. 39 situated in Durvesi village, Gadivemula Mandal, Nandyal District to the respondent no.5 herein is perse illegal, arbitrary, unfair apart from violative of Principles of Natural Justice and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to call the petitioners to the police station without following due procedure established by law and further not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the petitioners and the respondent no.5 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 theofficial respondents especially respondent no.4 not to harass the petitioners bycalling them to the police station and not to interfere in the civil disputespending between the petitioner and the unofficial respondents without following due process of law pending disposalof the writ petition passs 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: 16340 of 2024 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 in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents especially Respondent No.4 in calling the petitioners herein to the police station and in interfering with the civil disputes pending between the petitioners and the Respondent No.5 and forcing the petitioner No.1 to handover the land admeasuring an extent of Ac. 2.58 cents in Sy. No. 40 and land admeasuring an extent of Ac. 2.76 cents in Sy. No. 39 situated in Durvesi village, Gadivemula Mandal, Nandyal District to the respondent no.5 herein is perse illegal, arbitrary, unfair apart from violative of Principles of Natural Justice and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to call the petitioners to the police station without following due procedure established by law and further not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the petitioners and the respondent no.5 and pass…” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the police are interfering with the civil disputes in between the petitioners and the unofficial respondent and calling the petitioners to the police station without there being registration of any crime. 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 made by respondent No.5, the petitioners were called to the police station for preliminary enquiry. The police are not interfering in the civil disputes between petitioners and the unofficial respondent. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 interfere in the civil disputes between the petitioners and the unofficial respondent, except under due procedure of law. 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: 30.12.2025. TVN HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.16340 of 2024 Dated.30.12.2025 TVN 282