APHC010093092026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 5954/2026 Between: 1. THOTA SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. KOTESWARA RAO, AGED 47 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO.9-4/16, 3RD FLOOR, FLAT NO.404, GOODWILL RESIDENCY, NANDIGAMA TOWN AND MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR-522503 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT-520001 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT- 520001 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT-52H85 5. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NANDIGAMA P.S., NTR DISTRICT- 521185 6. PONNEKANTI VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O. VALLABHA RAO,AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS. BUSINESS R/O.D.NO.16-466/1,PIDUGURALLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522413 7. MOTIPARTHI SURESH, S/O. M.M. RAO, AGED 43 YEARS,R/O. FLAT NO.301, SRI VELAGAPUDI SWARNA KUMARI RESIDENCY, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA,NTR DISTRICT-520001 2 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIRMALBABU A Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed for the following relief: “…to issue an appropriate Writ order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 5th respondent in interfering in the civil matters of the petitioners which is subject matter in O.S. No. 171/2022 on the file of Honble Addl. Civil Judge (Junior Division), Nandigama and coercing the petitioner to enter in to compromise with 7th defendant / parties or to dispossess the petitioner from the subject property as bad, illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, unconstitutional, abuse of power, absurd and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 5th respondent not to interfere into the civil matters of the petitioner which is pending in O.S. No.171/2022 on the file of Honble Addl. Civil Judge (Junior Division), Nandigama…” 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Sri A.Nirmal Babu, learned counsel for the Petitioner, submits that Respondent No.5 is interfering in the civil dispute pending between the Petitioner and the unofficial Respondents in O.S. No.171 of 2022 on the file of the learned Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Nandigama, and is coercing the Petitioner to enter into a compromise with Defendant No.2 in the above said suit. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that the Petitioner has lodged a complaint which was registered as Crime No.10 of 2026 for the alleged offences punishable under 3 Sections 329(2), 131, 127(2) and 351(2) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNS’), at Nandigama Police Station against one Venkata Ratnam and others. The investigation is at a progressive stage. It is further submitted that the police have never interfered in the civil dispute and have never coerced the Petitioner to compromise in the civil suit pending between the Petitioner and third parties. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and recording the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Respondent No.5 not to interfere henceforth in the civil dispute between the Petitioners and the third parties without following due process of law. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ Dr.Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 30.03.2026 PRA 4 62 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 5954 of 2026 Date: 30.03.2026 PRA