APHC010430612024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 22422/2024 Between: 1. DOPPALAPUDI HARSHA VARDHAN, S/O LATE SEETHARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O DOOR NO. 2-109, KOMMURU VILLAGE, KAKUMANU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH, CELL 7396656555. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, MANGALAGIRI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GUNTUR RURAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PRATHIPADU PS., GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. EKNADH PRUVDHVI, SUB- INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SHO KAKUMANU P.S., GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. DOPPALAPUDI GOPALA RAO, S/O LATE SEETHARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O DOOR NO. 2-26, KOMMURU VILLAGE KAKUMANU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 that the Respondents 3 to 5 more particularly the 5th Respondent cannot interfere in any civil disputes between the petitioner and the Respondents No. 6 without there being any crime registered against the petitioner and cannot take on themselves the function of a Civil Court at the instance of Respondent No. 6, being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from being violative of Principles of Natural Justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KRISHNA KISHORE BHATRAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 22422 of 2024 ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring that the Respondents 3 to 5 more particularly the 5th Respondent cannot interfere in any civil disputes between the petitioner and the Respondents No.6 without there being any crime registered against the petitioner and cannot take on themselves the function of a Civil Court at the instance of Respondent No. 6, being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from being violative of Principles of Natural Justice.” 2. Heard Sri B. Krishna Kishore, learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for respondents. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner would submit police are interfering in the civil dispute between the petitioner and respondent No.6 and threatening the petitioner to settle the matter, and that the 5th respondent- police are calling the petitioner despite there being no crime registered against him. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submits that police are not interfering in the civil dispute between the parties. 4 5. Recording the same, the writ petition is disposed of. However, police are directed not to interfere in the civil dispute, except in accordance with 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 259 WRIT PETITION NO: 22422 of 2024 Date: 06.01.2026 ARB/JAK