APHC010433202026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3604] THURSDAY, THE 20th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION NO: 23777/2026 Between: 1. DONTHU NARESH, S/O. DONTHU RAMACHANDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O. D. NO. 12/5, VIRAT NAGAR, GOPAVARAM VILLAGE, PRODDATUR MANDAL, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT - 516361. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI 522237. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, VIJAYAWADA-GUNTUR HIGHWAY, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522503. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KADAPA, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT 516001. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PRODDATUR RURAL POLICE STATION, PRODDATUR RURAL CIRCLE OFFICE, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT 516360. 5. POLAKALA GURIVI REDDY, S/O. P. SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, D. NO. 7/477-6-1, BHAGYA NAGARA COLONY, KADAPA TOWN AND CITY, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT 516002. 6. VENNAPUSA CHANDRA KALADHAR REDDY, S/O. KESHAVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, D. NO. 15/191, GOVT. HOSPITAL ROAD, OPP NAGARJUNA PUBLIC SCHOOL, RENIGUNTA TOWN, 2 SUN, J W.P.No.23777 of 2026 TIRUPATHI DISTRICT 517520. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 an order or a direction or a writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No. 4 in calling the petitioner to Proddatur Rural P.S. and threatening him to settle the civil disputes with the unofficial respondent Nos. 5 and 6 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional, and to consequently direct the Respondent No. 4 not to interfere with the civil disputes between the petitioner and the unofficial respondent Nos. 5 and 6 and not to call the petitioner to police station and not to harass him, and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No. 4 not to call the petitioner to Proddatur Rural P.S. and not to pressurize the petitioner to settle the civil disputes with the unofficial respondent Nos. 5 and 6,pending disposal of the main writ petition, and to pass s Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DASAM DURGA SHIVA SAI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 SUN, J W.P.No.23777 of 2026 THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION No: 23777 OF 2026 ORDER: This writ petition is filed declaring the action of the respondent No.4 in calling the petitioner to Proddatur Rural Police Station and threatening him to settle the civil disputes with the respondent Nos.5 & 6 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently, direct the respondent No.4 not to interfere with the civil disputes. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents, submitted that the respondents are not interfering in the civil disputes between the parties and in this matter also, they would not interfere except under due process of law. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. 5. In this regard, it is to be mentioned that it is well settled that police cannot interfere in civil disputes and the Hon’ble Apex Court repeatedly held that when the dispute is purely of civil nature, jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be exercised and further, when the dispute between two citizens is of civil nature and no crime is registered, police have no jurisdiction to interfere in the civil dispute. It is also settled that in the scheme of Constitution of India, duty to resolve civil dispute is entrusted to judiciary and police have no such power and involvement of police in a pending civil dispute or potential civil dispute between two citizens or two groups of citizens is not within the provisions of the police. 4 SUN, J W.P.No.23777 of 2026 6. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.2 to 4 not to interfere in the civil disputes between the petitioner and the respondent Nos.5 & 6, except under due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ SUNITHA GANDHAM, J 20.08.2026 Vns