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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 5235 OF 2025 Between:
1. Medidi Venkateswarulu, S/o late Subbarao, Aged about 62 years R/o D.No 1178, Ulimeswaram Village, Peddapuram Mandal Kakinada District. Erstwhile East Godavari District. 2. Medidi Subba Rao, S/o Trimurthulu, aged about 54 years, R/o D.No 1186/1, Ulimeswaram Village, Peddapuram Mandal Kakinada District, Erstwhile East Godavari District. 3. Medidi Veerababu, S/o Late Subbarao, aged about 41 years, R/o D.No 1122, Ulimeswaram Village, Peddapuram Mandal Kakinada District. Erstwhile East Godavari District. 4. Medidi Guru Prasad, S/o Veerababu aged about 28 years, R/o D.No 1122, Ulimeswaram Village, Peddapuram Mandal Kakinada District. Erstwhile East Godavari District. ...PETITIONER’S AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Kakinada, Kakinada District. 3. The District Collector, Kakinada, Kakinada District. 4. The Station House officer, Peddapuram Police station, Kakinada District. 5. Arava Satyanarayana @ Sathibabu, S/o Nukaraju, Aged 65 years, R/o Ulimeswaram Village, Peddapuram Mandal Kakinada District, Erstwhile East Godavari District. 6. Aravam Srinivasarao Dekka Srinivasarao, S/o Not known to the Petitioner, R/o Ulimeswaram Village Peddapuram Mandal Kakinada \ District, Erstwhile East Godavari District. 7. Boppey Chamandiswara Rao, S/o Boppey Mallaiah, aged about 65 years, R/o Plot No 73 74, Flat No 305, Padmavathi Plaza Thirumala Nagar, Near Pochamma temple, Moula AN, Medchal, Malkajgiri District. S/o Boppey Mallaiah, Aged about 60 years, R/o 51291/A, F4, KP Naik Residency, Mangapuram Colony, HB Colony, Moulaali, Secunderabad. 9. Boppey Satyanarayana, S/o B Mallaiah, Aged about 67 years, R/o 21/390, Flat No 390, First floor, Vasanth Nagar, Bhagath Singh Nagar, Thirumalagiri, Hyderabad. ' Boppey Rajendra Prasad, S/o B Mallaiah, Aged about 57 years, R/o 392/3, Sivabalaji Nagar, Kalluru Manasani Colony, Hayathnagar, KV Ranga Reddy District. "t- V
8. Boppey Adeyya,
10. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, direction, order or orders more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in not considering our representation dated 18.11.2024 for providing police protection to the petitioners for cultivating the agricultural lands with an extent of Ac.
10.58 cents comprised in Sy.no. 133, 134,135 of Ulimeswaram village Peddapuram mandal, Kakinada district as illegal, arbitrary and against to principles of natural justice apart from the violation of Article 21 of Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents to provide protection for peaceful conduct of agricultural operations with an extent of Ac. 10.58 cents comprised in Sy.no. 133, 134,135 of Ulimeswaram village Peddapuram mandal, Kakinada district. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed 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 consider the representation dated 18.11.2024 of the petitioner pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner :SRI. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Counsel for the Respondent No’s. 1, 2 & 4: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No’s. 5 to 10: --- The Court made the following ORDER:
APHC010101712025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 5235/2025 Between: Medidi Venkateswarulu and Others ...PETITIONER{S) AND The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitloner(S):
1 .SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1.GP FOR HOME 2.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following Order: The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitionershave filed a complaint before the 4*'^ respondent seeking police protection for cultivating the agricultural property belonging to the petitioners' family. 2. It is submitted that the petitioners are cultivating the lands as tenants in the name of Respondent Nos. 7 to 10.
It is also submitted that the landlords are trying to alienate the property without intimating the petitioners, and they have filed a petition under Section 10 and 16(1) of the Andhra Pradesh
2 (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956, which was numbered as A.T.C. No. 5 of 2017 on the file of the Court of Special Officer for Tenancy Cases-Cum- Additional Junior Civil Judge, Peddapuram. The said A.T.C. is pending for
consideration. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapuram, Kakinada District, issued proceedings vide M.C. No. 6 of 2022 under Section 145 of Cr.P.C., directing not to cultivate the agricultural lands. Aggrieved by the said proceedings, the petitioners have filed W.P.No.1584 of 2023, and this Court disposed of the writ petition with a direction to deposit the sale proceedings in the Civil Courts. Thereafter, the petitioners filed W.P.No.21055 of 2024 challenging the attempts of the official respondents to take possession of the land through the 4^^ respondent, and this Court, vide orders dated 24.09.2024, has suspended the proceedings
3. initiated in M.C.No.6 of 2022 by the Sub Divisional Magistrate and the Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapuram, until further orders. It is also submitted that, since the above-mentioned M.C. proceedings are suspended, the petitioners are unable to cultivate the lands, as the 4‘^ respondent, at the instance of respondent Nos. 5 to 10, is not extending any support or police protection. In this regard, the petitioners have submitted a representation dated 18.11.2024, but the respondents have not
disposed of the representation. Considering the submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed off, directing the 4^*^ respondent to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 18.11.2024 and take all necessary steps as required under the law. No costs.
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3 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER
1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, State of AP, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
2. The Superintendent of Police, Kakinada, Kakinada District.
3. The District Collector, Kakinada, Kakinada District.
4. The Station House officer, Peddapuram Police station, Kakinada District.
5. One CC to Sri. Sivaprasad Reddy Venati, Advocate [OPUC]
6. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
7. Three CD Copies To, PRK
HIGH COURT DATED:03/03/2025
ORDER 21 MAR 2025 n . Current decuon . WP.No.5235 of 2025 ov DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS