APHC010403432024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.20959 OF 2024 Between: Korada Venkayamma ...PETITIONER AND The Divisional Railway Manager and others ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PALLA BALU ANIL KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA The Court made the following ORDER: The present Writ Petition has been filed seeking the following relief. “…….. to issue Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the representation made by the petitioner dated SRK, J WP No.20959 of 2024 2 18.07.2024, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Divisional Railway Manager (1st respondent) not to release the death benefits of petitioner’s son to 7th respondent until the disposal of the criminal case to be filed by the Station House Officer and to direct the Tahsildar, Vizianagaram (5th respondent) not to issue any family member certificate in favour of 7th respondent until the disposal of the criminal case.” 2. Case of the petitioner is that 7th respondent herein namely Appikonda Prashanthi is the wife of her deceased Son and 8th respondent herein namely Appikonda Bosi Naidu is the brother of 7th respondent. Her Son committed suicide on 14.07.2024 due to the harassment meted out by respondent Nos.7 and 8. After the incident petitioner’s family lodged a complaint before 6th respondent – Station House Officer, I Town Police Station, Vizianagaram, but so far no action has been taken on the said complaint. Meanwhile, when 7th respondent is attempting to claim the death benefits of petitioner’s Son from his employer i.e., 1st respondent – Divisional Railway Manager, East Coast Railway, Visakhapatnam, petitioner made a representation dated 18.07.2024 requesting respondent No.1 - Divisional Railway Manager, East Coast Railway, Visakhapatnam not to release the death benefits of her Son to 7th respondent. She also requested SRK, J WP No.20959 of 2024 3 respondent No.5 – Tahsildar, Vizianagaram Mandal, not to issue any family member certificate in favour of 7th respondent. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the representation has been made by the petitioner on 18.07.2024, till date no orders have been passed thereon. He further submits that though a case has been registered in Crime No.342 of 2024 of Vizianagaram I Town Police Station, under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, there is no progress in the said case till date. 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, submits that in respect of criminal case that has been registered in Crime No.342 of 2024 of Vizianagaram I Town Police Station, under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Investigating Officer sent a detailed report on the investigation and obtained permission to drop further action, vide C.No.359/AD/SDPO- V/2024, dated 02.09.2024, from the Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Vizianagaram and, accordingly, further action in the said case was dropped. He further submits that the petitioner made the representation to the Senior Section Engineer (C&W), East Coast Railway, Vizianagaram, who is not shown as a party to the present Writ Petition. 5. A perusal of the material on record goes to show that the petitioner made representations dated 18.07.2024 to 5th respondent – Tahsildar, Vizianagaram Mandal and to the Senior SRK, J WP No.20959 of 2024 4 Section Engineer (C&W), East Coast Railway, Vizianagaram, who is not shown as a party to the present Writ Petition. Whereas, without filing any representation before 1st respondent, she is seeking to direct 1st respondent – Divisional Railway Manager to consider her representation and not to release the death benefits of her Son to 7th respondent. 6. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, petitioner is permitted to make fresh representations before 1st respondent - Divisional Railway Manager, East Coast Railway, Visakhapatnam and 5th respondent – Tahsildar, Vizianagaram Mandal, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and, on filing such representation, respondent Nos.1 and 5 are directed to pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks therefrom. 7. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:28.01.2026 Nsr SRK, J WP No.20959 of 2024 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.20959 of 2024 Date:28.01.2026 Nsr