APHC010712372025 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: 36505/2025 Between: 1. SMT. GANTASALA LALITHA RAJYALAKSHMI,, W/O. VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O. 6-114A, PRATHIKOLLA LANKA VILLAGE, ELURU MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT , SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-522237. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, , ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-534006. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, , ELURU RURAL POLICE STATION, ELURU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH-534006. 4. SRI MUNGARA JAYARAJU, S/O. LATE VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O. PRATHIKOLLA LANKA VILLAGE, ELURU MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. SMT MUNGARA DHARMAVATHI, W/O. JAYARAJU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. PRATHIKOLLA LANKA VILLAGE, ELURU MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 534004. 6. SRI GANTASALA CHANDRASEKHAR, S/O. VENKANNA BABU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC FARMER, R/O. PRATHIKOLLA LANKA 2 VILLAGE, ELURU MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 534004, ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V SAI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 36505/2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, declaring the inaction of Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in registering an FIR on the report of the petitioner dated 21.07.2025 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional Consequently, direct Respondent Nos. 2 and/or 3 to forthwith register an FIR on the report of the petitioner dated 21.07.2025 and conduct a proper investigation as per the verdict of the Apex Court in Lalita Kumari v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2014) 2 SCC 1.…” 2. Heard Sri V.Sai Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the respondent- police are not taking any action on the petitioner’s complaint dated 21.07.2025. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that the police have not registered any crime on the complaint of the petitioner, since, the contents of the complaint do not disclose any cognizable offence and the subject matter is purely civil in nature. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner seriously opposed the said submission and would submit that there are clear allegations made against the unofficial respondents for registration of crime. 4 6. Considering the submissions, it is apposite to dispose of the preset petition, giving liberty to the petitioner to work out her remedies before the appropriate forum according to law. 7. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 05.01.2026. UPS 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 36505/2025 Dated.05.01.2026 UPS