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2026 DAILYLAW 18119 (AP)

V K MANI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/5664/2026 · 2026-03-05

Y Lakshmana Rao

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APHC010103932026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 5664/2026 Between: 1. V K MANI, S/O.V.K.KRISHNAMARAJU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, RESIDING AT PLOT NO.4, V.M.NAGAR ANNEX, TIRUVALLUR TOWN AND TALUK, TAMIL NADU. 2. B.SIRIJA VENKAT, W/O.B.VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS. RESIDING AT 2ND FLOOR, D.N0.24-16-8C, MUNIREDDY NAGAR, M.R.PALLE, TIRUPATI - 2, 3. N.SASIKALA, W/O.N.PAVAN KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO 8-7, PADMAVATHIPURAM, TIRUCHANOOR ROAD, TIRUPATI. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY - HOME, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. TITUPATI. TIRUPATI DISTRICT.517501 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIRUCHANOOR POLICE STATION, TIRUCHANOOR VILLAGE, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 517501 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, TIRUCHANOOR POLICE STATION, TIRUCHANOOR VILLAGE, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 517501 5. THE THASILDAR CUM MANDAL EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, TIRUCHANOOR VILLAGE, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI 2 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.5664 of 2026 Dated 06.03.2026 DISTRICT. 517501 6. G VISHNU, S/O.G.KRISHNA MURTHY NAIDU, AGE 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO 3-19, SRINIVASAPURAM, TIRUCHANOOR ROAD, TIMPATI 517502 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): DEVALARAJU ANIL KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking 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 respondents No.3 to 5 in collusion with Respondent No.6, interfering with civil disputes and interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the Petitioners with regard to their Property admeasuring an extent of Ac 0.52 cents in Sy.No.297/12, of Tiruchanoor Village, Timpati Rural Mandal, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh and trying to dispossess the Petitioners, as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice and in violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and Consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to 5 not to interfere with civil disputes, including interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the Petitioners with regard to subject properties in any manner, in the interest of justice and to pass such….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government. 3. Sri D. Anil Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that respondent Nos. 3 to 5 are interfering in the civil disputes pending 3 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.5664 of 2026 Dated 06.03.2026 between the petitioners and the unofficial respondent with regard to their property to an extent of Ac. 0.52 cents in Survey No. 297/12 of Tiruchanoor Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Tirupati District. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that respondent No. 6 approached respondent No. 4 for settlement and that the matter is purely a civil land dispute, which is pending before the Commissioner of Appeals, Vijayawada, under Section 14-A of the A.P. Inams Act, 1956. Hence, the police have no jurisdiction to interfere in the civil dispute between the petitioners and respondent No. 6. 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 respondent Nos. 3 to 5 not to interfere, henceforth, at the behest of respondent No. 6, in connection with the petitioners’ peaceful possession and enjoyment of the subject property. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 06.03.2026 PBS 4 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.5664 of 2026 Dated 06.03.2026 209 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 5664 of 2026 Date: 06.03.2026 PBS