APHC010098472020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 6364/2020 Between: 1. SMT. PONDI SHANTHAMMA, W/O. LATE PRAKASAM, AGED 58 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. UPPERU VILLAGE KUKKUNURU MANDALAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, ARNARAVATHI, GUNTUR 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE WEST, GODAVARI DISTRICT AT ELURU 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER KUKKUNURU, POLICE STATION, KUKKUNURU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 4. DASARI VENKATESWARLU, S/O. RAMULU AGED MAJOR, OCC. DEPUTY MANAGER, JVR-OC SINGARENI COLLARIES, SATHUPALLI, EMPLOYEE CODE 1235137 R/O. SATHUPALLI, KHAMMAM 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 action of the respondents police in not registering the FIR basing on the complaint of the petitioner dated 04.09.2019 2 after receipt of the said complaint through registered post on 07.09.2019 till date the respondents police without registering any crime and not taken action against the culprits is illegal, arbitrary and against the principles natural justice and also violation of Article 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India including the Apex Court Judgment Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and consequently direct the respondents police to register the FIR against the culprits IA NO: 1 OF 2020 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 be pleased to direct the respondents police to register the FIR basing on the complaint dated 04.09.2019 and to take action against the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the main writ petition, Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. R SUJAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 6364 of 2020 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents police in not registering the FIR basing on the complaint of the petitioner dated 04.09.2019 after receipt of the said complaint through registered post on 07.09.2019 till date the respondents police without registering any crime and not taken action against the culprits is illegal, arbitrary and against the principles natural justice and also violation of Article 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India including the Apex Court Judgment Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and consequently direct the respondents police to register the FIR against the culprits…” 2. None represented for the petitioner. 3. When the matter was taken up for hearing, Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents, on receipt of written instructions, would submit that no crime has been registered against the unofficial respondent, since the subject matter in the present petition is purely civil in nature. 4. Recording the same, the Writ petition is disposed of. 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: 12.08.2025. UPS 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.6364 of 2020 Dated.12.08.2025 UPS 170