APHC010107812026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 6095/2026 Between: O.NAVEEN KUMAR, S/O. O.ANNAYYA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.4-3-360, GIRIPURAM, TIRUPATHI POST AND TOWN, TIRUPATI DISTRICT.517501 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, AMARAVATHI.522237 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, AP POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, MANGALAGIRI, AMARAVATHI.522503 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, TIRUPATHI.517501 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, TIRUPATHI.517501 4. THE S H O, TIRUPATHI RURAL POLICE STATION, TIRUPATI.517501 5. K CHANDRASEKHAR, S/O K.DORASWAMY CHETTY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS. RESIDING AT D.NO. 1-72, VILASA VARAHA PURAM, ARMAKULAPALLI POST, SRIRANGARAJAPURAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 517167 6. O MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, S/O LATE ODUGU MUTHYALA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. RESIDING AT D.NO.4-105, 2 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6095 of 2026 Dated 09.03.2026 PERUMALLAPALLI VILLAGE AND POST, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT.517501 7. M A KODANDA RAMA, S/O M.A.CHINNAPPA GOWD, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.3-28, KURAVAPALLI VILLAGE, REDDIGUNTA POST, CHITTOOR MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.517002 8. ANDE NARESH KUMAR, S/O. ANDE VENKATARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO.9-6/2, KALURU VILLAGE AND POST, PERUMALAPALLI POST, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT.517505 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: VMR LEGAL 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 a writ more particularly in the form of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners private lands upto an extent of 1260 Sq ft out of a total extent of Ac 0 62 38 cents in Sy No 33/A5 No 56 Kaluru Revenue Village Accounts C Mallavaram Gram Panchayat Tirupati Rural Mandal Chandragiri SubDistrict Tirupathi District previously Chittoor District and in coercing the petitioner to settle the existing Civil Disputes under the guise of investigation of FIR No 68 OF 2026 on the file of the Tirupati Rural UPS Tirupathi District in respect of the said property that are subjudice before the Honble IV Additional Civil Judge Junior Division Tirupati vide O S No 746 OF 2025 at the behest of respondent Nos 5 to 8 failing which threatening with dire consequences arrest and implication in false cases is as per se illegal arbitrary against the principles of natural 3 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6095 of 2026 Dated 09.03.2026 justice without power of authority and opposed to the Articles 19 21 and 3 00A of the Constitution of India and to pass….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent police are interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner’s private land to an extent of 1260 Sq.Ft out of a total extent of Ac.0.62.38 cents in Sy.No.33/A5, No.56 Kaluru Revenue Village, C. Mallavaram Gram Panchayat, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chandragiri Sub-District, Tirupati District and are coercing the petitioner to settle the existing civil disputes under the guise of investigation in FIR No.68 of 2026 of Tirupati Rural Police Station in respect of the said property, which are sub judice before the learned IV Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Tirupati vide O.S.No.746 of 2025, at the behest of respondent Nos.5 to 8. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that one K. Chandrasekhar lodged a complaint on 18.02.2026 against the petitioner, which was registered as a case in Cr.No.68 of 2026. Based on the said report, the police are conducting investigation in accordance with law and there is no illegal interference or harassment. 5. Considering the above submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent police not to interfere henceforth in the civil disputes pending between the petitioner and the unofficial respondents without following due process of law. 4 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6095 of 2026 Dated 09.03.2026 However, the petitioner is directed to cooperate with the Investigating Officer in Cr.No.68 of 2026 on the file of Tirupati Rural Police Station. 6. In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 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: 09.03.2026 RSI 5 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6095 of 2026 Dated 09.03.2026 37 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 6095 of 2026 Date: 09.03.2026 RSI