APHC010042872026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT APPEAL NO: 105 of 2026 Bench Sr.No:-11 [3552] B. V. Sreedhar ...Appellant Vs. B. Chandra Sekhar and others ...Respondent(s) ********** Advocate for Appellant: Mr. N. Pavan Kumar Advocate(s) for Respondent(s): GP for Home, Mr. Pamarthi Kameswara Rao CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 10th March, 2026. P C : The present writ appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 16.06.2025, passed in W.P.No.13453 of 2025. 2. The basis for approaching the learned Single Judge by way of writ petition, as was alleged by the petitioners, was that even when there was a civil dispute pending between the parties in respect of the land measuring approximately Ac.11.81 cents situate in Bhuchaiahgaripalli Village of Sri Satya Sai District, the respondents, through the police agency, were trying to interfere with the possession of the petitioners. 3. It is in those circumstances that the writ petition was disposed of with a simple direction, directing respondent Nos.2 to 4, i.e. the Superintendent of Police of Sri Satya Sai District, the Circle Inspector of Police, as also the 2 HCJ & CGRJ WA_105_2026 Station House Officer concerned, not to disturb the peace of the petitioners without following the due process of law. 4. There can be no doubt that the police cannot assume an adjudicatory role in a civil dispute between two litigant parties, especially when the matter is pending before the Civil Court. 5. It also appears, as can be seen from the record, that some criminal cases have also been registered in connection with the land dispute. 6. If that be so, nothing could prevent the police authorities from investigating the same. 7. Apart from this, the police authorities would be obliged to act strictly in accordance with any direction which might be passed in the future by the Civil Court where the suits filed by the parties are pending. 8. Be that as it may, we dispose of this writ appeal with the aforementioned clarification. However, we leave the appellant free to work out his remedies before an appropriate forum in case any of the appellant’s civil rights are sought to be infringed. No costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, in this case, shall stand closed. DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ. CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J. SSN