APHC010143232026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 7538/2026 Between: 1.KOTTU NAGA SRINIVASA RAO, SRI. KOTTU NAGA SRINIVASA RAO S/O VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. T NARSAPURAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, CHAKRAYAGUDEM VILLAGE, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH,534456 ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, A.P. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238 2.THE SUPERINTENDENT, ELURU DISTRICT.534001 3.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PEDAVEGI POLICE STATION, PEDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT.534435 4.REDDY SRINIVASA RAO, , S/O. REDDY SIMHACHALAM, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. D.NO.2-26, PATTEPURAM VILLAGE, NIDAMARRU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 534435 5.SMT GORRELA SRIVANI, W/O LATE GORRELA KRISHNA RAO AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA 2 PRADESH 534435 6.SRI GORRELA GANGA VARA PRASAD, S/O. G. KRISHNA RAO AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.534435 7.SOPPA MURALI, S/O. DURGA RAO, AGED ABOUT MAJOR, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 534435 8.CHOPPA DURGA RAO, S/O BANGARAIAH AGED ABOUT MAJOR, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. SEETHARAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.534435 9.AKKINENI KONDAIAH, ,S/O NOT KNOWN AGED ABOUT MAJOR, OCC CULTIVATION, VEGIVADA VILLAGE , PEDAVEGI MANDAL ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH534435 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.KALLA TULASI DURGAMBA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus to declaring the inaction of respondents particularly 3rd respondent in not granting police protection / aid to the petitioner for harvesting the standing maize crop in the Petitioners land in RS N 374/2 admeasuring Ac 200 cents situated at Chakrayagudem Village Pedavegi Mandal Eluru District In pursuant to the petitioners representation dated 12 03 2026 in spite of the subsisting interim orders of this Honble Court in W P No 3688/2024 and WP No Survey WP No 11881 of 2024 as illegal arbitrary unjust and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India 3 consequently direct respondents 2 and 3 herein to provide adequate police aid and protection to the petitioner for entering upon the schedule land harvesting and transporting the maize crop standing therein and to ensure that Unofficial respondents 4 to 9 or anybody claiming through them do not in any manner interfere with the petitioners peaceful possession and enjoyment of the said land and crop and pass…” 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. Smt. Kalla Tulasi Durgamba, learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that there is a standing crop raised by the Petitioner but the unofficial Respondents have been obstructing the Petitioners to harvesting the standing crop. In spite of there being a representation given to the Respondent Police dated 12.03.2026, that representation is not being considered by Respondent Nos.2 & 3. 4. Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that it appears that there are civil disputes in between the Petitioner and unofficial respondents and requested to pass appropriate orders. 5. The Petitioner has submitted representation to Respondent Nos.2 & 3, but that representation is not being considered by Respondent Nos.2 & 3. There is a standing maize crop ready for harvesting in the land of the Petitioner admeasuring to Ac.2.00 cents. There are interim orders passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.3688 & 11881 of 2024. 6. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the Respondent Nos.2 & 3 are directed to dispose of the representation submitted 4 by the petitioner dated 12.03.2026 in accordance with law within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. With the above observations and directions, 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: 16.03.2026 VTS