APHC010124072026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 6673/2026 Between: 1. K RAMACHANDRA, S/O. LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCCU CULTIVATION BUSINESS, R/O. KONGATAM VILLAGE POST V. KOTA MANDAL, CHITTOORDIST. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY HOME DEPT, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DIST-522237. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT- PINCODE -517001. 3). 3. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KUPPAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT-PINCODE-517425. 4). 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, V. KOTA CIRCLE, V.KOTA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, PINCODE-517424. 5) 5. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, V. KOTA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT PINCODE- 517424. 6. H NAGENDRA PRASAD, S/O. LATE SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCCU BUSINESS, R/O. BAZAAR STREET, V. KOTA VILLAGE POST V. KOTA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, PINCODE-517424. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6673 of 2026 Dated 12.03.2026 Counsel for the Petitioner: CH B R P SEKHAR 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 inaction on the part of respondents declaring the no 2 to 5 in providing security and protection to the Petitioner his family members and taking action against the Respondent inspite of Representation dated 14-02-2026 as illegal arbitrary violation of Principles of Natural Justice violation of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India consequently direct the Respondents No 2 to 5 to provide security and protection to the petitioner his family members and pass….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Sri Ch. B.R.P. Sekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 14.02.2026 requesting Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 to provide necessary police protection to the petitioner and his family members from Respondent No. 6, who has been pressurizing the petitioner to withdraw the suit in O.S. No. 31 of 2025 on the file of the learned VIII Additional District Judge, Chittoor, filed by the 3 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6673 of 2026 Dated 12.03.2026 petitioner against Respondent No. 6 seeking the relief of specific performance. Hence, it is urged to allow the Writ Petition. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, requests the Court to pass appropriate orders. 5. The petitioner has been pressurized by the respondent No.6 to withdraw the suit in O.S.No.31 of 2025 on the file of the learned VIII Additional District Judge, Chittoor and the complaint/representation submitted by the petitioner to respondent/police on 14.02.2026 has not been considered by the police, the petitioner has got an alternative efficacious remedy of filing a complaint before the jurisdictional Magistrate under Sections 190 and 200 read with Section 223 of ‘the BNSS’. 6. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondent Nos.2 to 5 to dispose of the representation dated 14.02.2026 submitted by the petitioner within a reasonable time preferably within a period of three (03) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 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: 12.03.2026 PBS 4 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.6673 of 2026 Dated 12.03.2026 288 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 6673 of 2026 Date: 12.03.2026 PBS