APHC010053712026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 3281/2026 Between: 1. D.VENKATARATHNAM, S/O. LATE D.SREERAMULU. AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, 2. D.KRISHNAMMA, W/O D.VENKATARATHNAM AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE 3. D.DAMODAR, S/O D.VENKATARATHNAM AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE THE PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 3 ARE RESIDENTS OF D.NO.3-40,JANGALAPALL I @ HANUMANTHARAYADINNE,PUNGANUR MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. T.PRAMEELA, W/O T.HARI BABU AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE 5. T.JAYAMMA, W/O T.GANESH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE THE PETITIONERS NO.4 AND 5 ARE RESIDENT OF PRASANNAIAHGARIPALLI, YETAVAKILI POST,PUNGANUR MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MADANAPALLI, ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT.517325 2 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MADANAPALLI, ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT.517325 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PUNGANUR POLICE STATION, PUNGANUR MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 517247 5. PASALA VENKATARAMANA, S/O. P.KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. D.NO. 3-140, N.S.PET, PUNGANUR TOWN AND MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.517247 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. S PARINEETA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed for the following relief: “…to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action on the part of the respondent No.4 in interfering with petitioners personal life and liberty by calling the petitioners to his Police Station and pressurizing the petitioners to get settled the disputes with the respondent No.5 with regard to subject property of O.S. No. 166 of 2025 on the file of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Punganur, by handing over the vacant possession of the suit scheduled property as arbitrary, illegal, colorable exercise of power and violative of fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioners under Articles, 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.4 not to interfere with our personal life and liberty by calling the petitioners to his Police Station…” 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Ms. S. Parineeta, learned counsel for the Petitioners, submits that respondent No.4 in interfering with petitioners personal life and liberty of petitioners and frequently called the petitioners to police station and 3 pressurizing the petitioners to get settled the suit in O.S.No.166 of 2025 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge, Ponganur. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader, while refusing the arguments of the learned counsel for the petitioner, on written instructions, submits that Respondent Police did not interfere in the civil dispute between the parties and never called the petitioners to police station and never subjecting them to harassment. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, recording the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and recording the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the Respondent No.4 not to pressurize or coercive or interfere henceforth in the civil dispute pending in O.S.No.166 of 2025 on the file of Principal Junior Civil Judge, Ponganur without following due process of law. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ Dr.Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 17.04.2026 SSA 4 39 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 3281 of 2026 Date: 17.04.2026 SSA