Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 18.08.2026 Date of uploading : 19.08.2026 APHC010377292022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION NO: 22993 OF 2022 Between: 1.Jonnala Sambrajyamma, W/o. late China Sambi Reddy, Aged about 67 years, Occ. Home maker, Resident of Door No. 11-101, South Bazar, Nehru Statue center, Nambur, Peda Kakani Mandal Guntur District. 2.Vazrala Padmavathi, W/o.Siva Reddy, Aged about 48 years, Occ.Home maker, Resident of Panchayath road Nambur, Peda Kakani Mandal, Guntur District. 3.Jonnala Subba Reddy, S/o. late China Sambi Reddy, Aged about 46 years, Occ. Agriculture, Resident of Door No. 11-101, South Bazar Nehru Statue center, Nambur, Peda Kakani Mandal, Guntur District. 4. Jonnala Venkata Reddy, S/o. late China Sambi Reddy, Aged about 46 years, Occ.Agriculture, Resident of Door No. 11-101, South Bazar, Nehru Statue center, Nambur, Peda Kakani Mandal Guntur District ...Petitioners AND 2 SUN, J WP_22993_2022 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principle Secretary, Home Department, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, A.P. 2. Superintend of Police, Guntur, Guntur District, A.P. 3. The Inspector of Police, Pedakakani PS, Guntur District 4. Thiyyagora Brahma Reddy, S/o late Sambi Reddy, Aged about 68 years. Resident of Door No. 11-40, South Bazar Nehru Statue center, Nambur, Peda Kakani Mandal. 5.Smile Homes, Nambur Representing by its managing partner Annapureddy Naveen Reddy, S/o.Siva Reddy, Aged about 33 years, R/o Door No. 3-10, Nambur, Peda Kakani Mandal, Guntur District. 6. Smt Annapureddy Punnamma, W/o.Siva Reddy, aged about 53 years, R/o Door No.3-10, Nambur, Peda Kakani Mandal Guntur District. ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: B PARAMESEWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents: Dr CHALLA SRINIVASA REDDY The Court made the following order: 3 SUN, J WP_22993_2022 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION No: 22993 OF 2022 ORDER: This writ petition is filed to direct the respondent No.3 police not to interfere in civil matter in O.S. No.151 of 2019 pending on the file of IV Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Guntur and C.R.P. No.960 of 2021 pending before the High Court and not to harass the petitioners and their family members at the instance of respondent Nos.4 to 6. 2. 2. Case of the petitioners is that they filed a petition in I.A. No. 891 of 2019 in O.S. No.151 of 2019 on the file of IV Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Guntur and the same is dismissed vide order dated 31.03.2021 and assailing the said order, petitioners preferred C.R.P. No.960 of 2021 before this Court and this Court ordered notice before admission. While the matter stood thus, respondent Nos. 4 to 6 started interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over the suit schedule property with the assistance of respondent No.3 police and further, respondent No.3 calling them to the police station and insisting them either to settle the matter or to vacate the schedule property. Respondent No.3 has no right to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 to 6. 4 SUN, J WP_22993_2022 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader filed written instructions of respondent No.3 and in which, it is mentioned that respondent No.5 gave report dated 18.07.2022 to respondent No.3 and the same is entered in general diary and further, though the petitioners were called to the police station to conduct enquiry, they did not come. But, filed this petition. Finally, it is mentioned that except conducting enquiry basing on the report given by the respondent No.5, he has not interfered in civil matters and not harassed the petitioners at the instances of respondent Nos.4 to 6. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 5. Admittedly, no crime is registered against the petitioners and even as per the version of the respondent No.3, there are civil disputes between the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 to 6 in respect of immovable properties and civil cases are pending. 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 5 SUN, J WP_22993_2022 pending civil dispute or potential civil dispute between two citizens or two groups of citizens is not within the provisions of the police. 6. As per the version of the respondent No.3 except calling for enquiry basing on the report given by the respondent No.5, he never involved in the civil proceedings pending between the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 to 6. 7. Since respondent No.3 has already submitted written instructions stating that he will not involve in the civil disputes which are pending between the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 to 6, this Court is of the considered view that this writ petition may be disposed of directing the respondent No.3 not to interfere in the civil disputes of the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 to 6. 8. In the result, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.3 not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 to 6 except under due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel there to, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ SUNITHA GANDHAM, J Date: 18.08.2026 SSA/Knl