APHC010327612023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16777/2023 Between: 1. BANDARI DURGA RAO, S/O RAJU, AGED 31 YEARS, PLOT NO. 345, L B S NAGAR, PIPULA ROAD, VIJAYAWADA URBAN, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. BANDARI PUNNAMMA ,, W/O RAJU, AGED 51 YEARS, PLOT NO. 345, L B S NAGAR, PIPULA ROAD, VIJAYAWADA URBAN, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. BANDARI RAJU,, S/O VENKATESWARALU, AGED 61 YEARS, PLOT NO. 345, L B S NAGAR, PIPULA ROAD, VIJAYAWADA URBAN, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. KOMIRI SIVA KUMARI,, W/O KOMIRI KONDA, AGED 32 YEARS, PLOT NO. 345, L B S NAGAR, SINGH NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA URBAN, AZITH NAGAR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. KOMIRI KONDA,, S/O KOMIRI VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED 34 YEARS, PLOT NO. 345, L B S NAGAR, PIPULA ROAD, VIJAYAWADA URBAN, AZITH NAGAR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6. PALLAPU PARVATHI,, W/O PALLAPU VENKATESH, AGED 33 YEARS, NEAR FRIDAY MARKET, ACHANTA, ACHANTA, WEST GODAVARI, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT. SECRETARIAT, 2 AMARAVATI. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUPER INTENDENT OF POLICE, , KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE SHO, ROBERTSONPET POLICE STATION, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. KERETI BANDARI, W/O DURGA RAO, AGED 23 YEARS, BALARAMUNIPET, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA 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 one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents particularly 4th respondent threatening the petitioners to settle the disputes with 5th respondent herein which is subject matter of Crime NO.54 of 2023 on the file Robertsonpet Police Station as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent particularly 4th respondent herein not to interfere with the disputes in between the petitioners and 5th respondent without following due process of law and be pleased to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. CHALLA AJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16777 of 2023 ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents particularly 4th respondent threatening the petitioners to settle the disputes with 5th respondent herein which is subject matter of Crime NO.54 of 2023 on the file Robertsonpet Police Station as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent particularly 4th respondent herein not to interfere with the disputes in between the petitioners and 5th respondent without following due process of law and be pleased to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.” 2. Heard Sri Challa Ajay Kumar, learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner would submit that the police are interfering in the civil dispute and threatening the petitioner to compromise Crime No.54 of 2023 of Robertsonpet Police Station. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents, on instructions, would submit that police never insisted the petitioner to enter into compromise in Crime No.54 of 2023. 4 5. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, police are directed not to interfere in the civil disputes between the parties, except by following due process of law. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA 315 WRIT PETITION NO: 16777 of 2023 Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK