APHC010609732025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 31594/2025 Between: 1. PUNATI VENKATA KRISHNA RAO, S/O. PUNATI RATTAYYA, R/O.FLAT NO.402, SK SUBHASH ENCLAVE, CHENNAKESAVA NAGAR, ONGOLEPRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, A.P.SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ONGOLE. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ONGOLE DIVISON, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, TALUKA POLICE STATION, ONGOLE. 5. PONNALURI SRINIVASA PHANI, S/O.GOPALAKRISHNA MURTHY, R/O.KOPPARAPADU VILLAGE, J PANGULURU MANDAL, PRAKASAM 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 2 pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in interfering in civil disputes and summoning the petitioner to the police station and threatening the petitioner to settle the civil disputes as illegal arbitrary ultra- virus and violation of article 14, 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to not to summon or threaten the petitioner in respect of settlement of civil disputes and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to direct the respondents to not to interfere in the civil disputes and not to summon or threaten the petitioner to settle the civil and criminal disputes pending adjudication and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MEDIKONDA PRANAY VENKAT CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 31594 of 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in interfering in civil disputes and summoning the petitioner to the police station and threatening the petitioner to settle the civil disputes as illegal arbitrary ultra-virus and violation of article 14, 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to not to summon or threaten the petitioner in respect of settlement of civil disputes and pass..…” 2. Heard Sri Medikonda Pranay Venkat Chowdary, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the Official Respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that basing on the complaint of the Respondent No.5 through PGRS, the Petitioner was called to the Police Station for preliminary enquiry and no crime has been registered against the Petitioner. He would further submit that the Police advised both the parties to work out their remedies before the appropriate forum since the subject matter is purely civil in nature. 4. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the Police are directed not to interfere in the civil disputes between the parties, except under due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 21.11.2025. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.31594 of 2025 Dated.21.11.2025 UPS 195