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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 485/2026 Between:
1. P.PAUL RAJ,, S/O. LATE CHINNABHA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, OCC. RETDEMPLYOEE, R/O. EMMAUS INDIU VILLAGE, GLS FARM POST, PALAMANER MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522237
2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAMANER, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.517408
3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, PALAMANER CHITTOOR DISTRICT.517408I.
4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PALAMANER MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.517408
5. G RAMACHANDRA NAIDU, S/O. KRISHNAM NAIDU AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCC. RETDEMPLYOEE, R/O. RANGINAYANAPALLI VILLAGE, GLS FARM POST, PALAMANER MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.517408
...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. S PARINEETA 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 a writ of mandamus declaring the action on the part of the respondent No.3 and 4 in interfering with the petitioner personal life and liberty by calling the petitioner to their Police Station and pressurizing the petitioner to get settled the disputes with the respondent No.5 with regard to subject property in O.S. No.84 of
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2025 on the file of the Hon'ble Junior Civil Judge, Palamaner with the respondent No.5 by calling the petitioner to their Police station as illegal, arbitrary, colorable exercise of power apart from being voilative of fundamental and constitutional rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.3 and 4 not to interfere with petitioner personal life and liberty by calling the petitioner to their Police Station and pass”
2. Heard Ms.S.Parineeta, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the police are interfering in the civil disputes between the parties.
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the police are not interfering in the civil disputes between the parties.
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:07.01.2026 Asr
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HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
W.P.No.485 of 2026
Dt.07.01.2026
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