APHC010236702019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 10527/2019 Between: 1. M LAKSHMI, W/O. M. CHALAPATHI, AGED 56 YEARS, R/O. H. NO. 18-239-F1, SHANMUKHA NAGAR, KODUMUR VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ADONI, KUNROOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE SHO, ADONI TALUKA POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents more particularly 4th respondent in not discharging their statutory duty of registering the crime based on the complaint 2 given by the petitioner is arbitrary illegal and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lalitha Kumari's IA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 4th respondents to forthwith register the crime based on complaint given by the petitioner pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. B SARVOTHAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.10527 OF 2019 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “….to issue a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents more particularly 4th respondent in not discharging their statutory duty of registering the crime based on the complaint given by the petitioner is arbitrary illegal and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lalitha Kumari's, and pass…” 2. Heard Sri B.Parthasaradhi Reddy, learned counsel representing Sri B.Sarvotham Reddy, learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Sri R.Mallikarjuna Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner would submit that at this length of time, 4th respondent is not interfering as per the instructions of the writ petitioner, and therefore, the writ petition may be closed. 4. In the light of above submissions, the writ petition is closed at the stage of admission, without going into merits of the case. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 05.02.2026 Pmk 4 52 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:10527 OF 2019 Date: 05.02.2026 Pmk