APHC010152322026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 8092/2026 Between: 1. KALAHASTHI KRISHNACHARI, S/O LAKSHMAIAH ACHARI AGED ABOUT 50YRS, OCC BUSINESS R/O D.N0.64B/68B, 2ND LANE M.K. NAIDU COLONY, BYRAGIPATTEDA TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT 2. KALAHASTHI LAKSHMI PRASANNA, W/O KALAHASTHI KRISHNAMACHARI AGED ABOUT 45YRS, OCC BUSINESS R/O D.N0.64B/68B, 2ND LANE M.K. NAIDU COLONY, BYRAGIPATTEDA TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, RAJAMPETA URBAN POLICE STATION ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT 2. THE SUBDIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, RAJAMPET, ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR 5. KONDETI ANASUYA, W/O PRAVEEN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 41YRS, OCC HOUSEHOLD R/O H.NO.6/779-A, RAJAMPETA ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT 2 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.8092 of 2026 Dated 31.03.2026 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): C JHANSI RANI 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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos 1 and 2 in interfering with the civil dispute between the petitioner and respondent No 5 without following due process of law and insisting to settle the partition of the suit schedule property in O S No 123/2021 on the file of the Junior Civil Judge Rajampeta as per will and wish of the respondent No 5 as arbitrary illegal beyond jurisdiction and also in violative of Article 14 19 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos 1 and 2 not to interfere in the civil dispute between the petitioner and respondent No 5 in respect of the suit schedule property in O S No 123/2021 on the file of the Junior Civil Judge Rajampet without following due process of law in the interest of justice….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Ms. Jhansi Rani, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that respondent Nos.1 and 2 are interfering with the civil disputes between the petitioners and respondent No.5 without following due process of law, and are insisting on settlement of the partition of the suit schedule property in O.S.No.123 of 2021 on the file of the learned Junior Civil Judge, Rajampet. 3 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.8092 of 2026 Dated 31.03.2026 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions, submits that petitioner No.1 and respondent No.5 are uterine brother and sister and are having a dispute relating to ancestral properties situated in Rajampet Mandal. Subsequently, on 22.09.2025, petitioner No.1 submitted a petition through the PGRS to the Superintendent of Police, Annamayya District, in the name of his mother. Upon receipt of the said petition, respondent No.1, through his staff, contacted both petitioner No.1 and respondent No.5 over the phone and directed them to appear before him for a preliminary enquiry only. After conducting the preliminary enquiry, it was revealed that the matter is of a civil nature and that the police cannot interfere in such disputes. 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 disputes in O.S.No.123 of 2021 pending between the petitioners and respondent No.5. However, the police officer who is conducting the investigation may proceed in accordance with law for the purpose of serving notice as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘the BNSS’) on the petitioners. The petitioners shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer. 4 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.8092 of 2026 Dated 31.03.2026 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: 31.03.2026 RSI 5 Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.8092 of 2026 Dated 31.03.2026 187 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 8092 of 2026 Date: 31.03.2026 RSI