Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/23768/2026 of MKC METALS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH on 6 October 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE 7th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 23768 OF 2026 Between: 1. MKC METALS PRIVATE LIMITED, Represented by its Managing Director, Chetlapalli
APHC010422112026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE 7th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
WRIT PETITION NO: 23768 OF 2026
Between:
1. MKC METALS PRIVATE LIMITED, Represented by its Managing Director, Chetlapalli Hemanth Sai,Having its registered office at Phase-2, 212-B,Near Navata Transport, Auto Nagar, Nellore,Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore DiMrict, Andhra Pradesh 524004.
...Petitioner
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretarial Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.522
238.
2. The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor District, Chittoor.517 002.
3. The Station House Officer / Inspector of Police, Palamaner Urban Police Staticn, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradeth 517408.
4. MS AGARWAL FOUNDRIES PVT LTE, A Main steel Producer, 1st Floor, 119
towers, MG Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana. -500003
...Respondents
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 toissue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents, particularly Respondent Nos.3 and 4, in causing, directing, continuing and/or maintaining the withholding/stoppage of the Petitioner's legitimate business payments and outstanding bills payable by Respondent No.4 in connection with Crime No.148 of 2026 of Palamaner Urban Police Station, without establishing any direct nexus between the Petitioner or its funds and the alleged offence and without following due process of law, as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, disproportionate and violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to consider and dispose of the Petitioner's representation dated 07-08-2026 in accordance with law and issue appropriate communication/clearance to Respondent No.4, and further direct Respondent No.4 io forthwith release the legitimate pending payments and clear the outstanding bills payable to the Petitioner, unless the same are specifically restrained by a competent Court or otherwise liable to be withheld under a valid provision of law 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 direct the 4th Respondent to forthwith release the pending payments and clear the cutstanding bills payable to the Petiticner Company, by suspending the operalion of any notices/instructions issued by the 3rd Respondent in connection with Crime No. 148 of 2026 of Palamaner Urban Police Station insofar as they relate to the Petitioner's legitimate business dues, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition
Counsel for the Petitioner: BABU RAO TELLURI
Counsel for the Respondents: KANUKOLANU SRI SAI SANJAY Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR HOME
The Court made the following order:
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O R D E R:
1. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home on written instructions submits that the Police after filing the instant writ petition has withheld the amounts pending to the petitioner and the Police initiated appropriate steps in terms of section 107 of B.N.S.S. before the concerned Jurisdictional Magistrate. He states that thereupon learned Magistrate also taken cognizance and issued notice to the concerned parties. The written instructions is placed on record.
2. Sri Telluri Babu Rao, learned counsel for petitioner, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition with liberty to pursue appropriate legal remedies in accordance with law.
3. Permission is accorded.
4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, leaving it open to the petitioner to work out her appropriate legal remedies in accordance with law.
As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.
______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J
Dated:07.10.2026 Krk/pvs
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
W.P.No.23768 of 2026
Dated:07.10.2026 Krk/pvs