APHC010695342025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 36008/2025 Between: 1. CHANDALA MANGA DEVI, W/O VENKATA RAMANA AGED AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS ,OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O D.NO 5-69, SIVALAYAM STREET, SEHAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDAPUDI MADAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT, PIN 533002. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. PIN 522503 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KAKINADA DISTRICT, KAKINADA. PIN 533001 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION, PEDAPUDI MANDAL, PEDAPUDI, KAKINADA DISTRICT. PIN 533006 4. YELUGUBANTI SIVA KUMARI, W/O ANNAVARAM AGED ABOUT MAJOR, R/O 3-85, SEHAPURAM VILLAGE, PEDAPUDI MADAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT, PIN 533002. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BOKKA SATYANARAYANA KAMLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: 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 to declaring the high handed action on the part of the respondents herein more particularly station House Officer/3rd respondent interfering the civil disputes and misuse the official power by threatening the petitioner to stop the ingress and egress” 2 2. Heard Sri Bokka Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that the police received a call from one Siva Kumari through 112 and, accordingly, visited the scene of the offence and conducted an enquiry. Since the subject matter was found to be civil in nature, the police advised both the parties to pursue their remedies before the appropriate forum. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would further submit that the police are not interfering in the civil disputes between the parties. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of by recording the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the police are directed not to interfere in the civil disputes between the parties except under due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:05.01.2026 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.36008 of 2025 Dt.05.01.2026 Asr