APHC010140252026 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: 7649/2026 Between: 1. ERANKI BHANOJI RAO, S/O. LATE SUBBARAO, AGED 66 YEARS, R/O.H.NO.1-68, NEAR SIVALAYAM RECHARLA VILLAGE, CHINTALAPUDI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT-534460. 2. ERANKI USHA SREE,, W/O.BHANOJIRAO, AGED 60 YEARS, R/O.H.NO.1-68, NEAR SIVALAYAM RECHARLA VILLAGE, CHINTALAPUDI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT-534460. 3. ERANKI SUBBALAKSHMI,, W/O.SATYA VENKATA LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SASTRY, AGED 73 YEARS, MOCHARLAVARI STREET, BEHIND MRO OFFICE, CHINTALAPUDI VILLAGE AND MANDAL ELURU DISTRICT-534460. 4. ERANKI LAKSHMI,, W/O.SRI RAVI KUMAR, AGED 41 YEARS, R/O.SURAPUVARI GUDEM VILLAGE, BUTTAYGUDEM MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT-534448. 5. ERANKI SRI RAVI KUMAR,, S/O.KOPPESIVARA RAO, AGED 54 YEARS, R/O. R/O.SURAPUVARI GUDEM VILLAGE, BUTTAYGUDEM MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT-534448. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (HOME) ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI - 522503 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLLICE, CHINTALAPUDI CIRCLE, 2 CHINTALAPUDI ELURU DISTRICT-534460 3. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHINTALAPUDI POLICE STATION CHINTALAPUDI, ELURU DISTRICT-534460 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M BALANAGA SRINIVAS 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 a Writ of Mandamus the and 3rd Respondents in calling thedeclaring the action of petitioners to attend the police station for an enquiry to be conducted with respect to the properties of the petitioners which amounts to interfering in a civil dispute and consequently direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents not to interfere with the properties of the petitioners…” 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Mr. M.Balanaga Srinivas, learned counsel for the Petitioners, submits that Respondent Nos.2 and 3 are interfering in a civil dispute between the Petitioners and third parties by calling the Petitioners to the Police Station regarding their properties. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that the Petitioners are engaged in family disputes with their heirs, namely E.Chandramouli and others, who claim joint rights over the ancestral properties. On their representation dated 26.02.2026, the Station House Officer, Chintalapudi Police Station, merely summoned both parties for 3 enquiry and, upon such enquiry, he advised them that the matter is purely civil in nature and that they should approach the competent Civil Court for redressal. It is further submitted that, except for summoning and advising the parties in this manner, the Respondent Police have not interfered in the civil dispute in any way. 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 Police 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 94 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7649 of 2026 Date: 30.03.2026 PRA