APHC010034602026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3558] TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION NO: 2168/2026 Between: 1. M/S VARUN RESTAURANT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR TANGA VARUN TEJ,S/O TANGA VENKATA SRIDHAR, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, 2ND FLOOR, D.NO. 6-8-37, 15TH WARD GBC ROAD, BAPATIA, BAPATIA DISTRICT-522101. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE BANK OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER, SBI BAPATIA BRANCH - 00815, BAPATIA DISTRICT- 522101. 2. G KOTESH, , THE ADVOCATE COMMISSIONER, ADVOCATES BAR ASSOCIATION, GUNTUR-522001. ...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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondents in locking, obstructing and preventing access to the common area forming the only ingress and egress to the Petitioners restaurant situated in 2nd Floor, D. No. 6-8-37, 15th Ward, GBC Road, Bapatia including the lift entrance, generator room, electrical mains, gas cylinder area, toilets and store room, as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice, violative of Articles 14, 2 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.2168 of 2026 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India, and wholly without authority under the SARFAESI Act and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 immediately unlock and restore access to the common area leading to the Petitioner’s restaurant, including the lift entrance, generator room, electrical mains, gas cylinder area, toilets and store room, so as to enable the Petitioner to resume business operations without further losspending disposal of the Writ Petition before this Hon’ble Court and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. O UDAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. The Court made the following: 3 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.2168 of 2026 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the Debts Recovery Tribunal seeking redressal of the grievance of the writ petitioner. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, granting liberty as prayed for. There shall be no order as to costs 4. As a sequel, Miscellaneous Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY, J _______________________ TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA, J Date : 10-02-2026 BMS