Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/16953/2022 of CHINTALAPALLI NADIPENNA ALIAS NADIPI NARASIMHULU Vs THE STATE OF AP on 6 September 2026
for orders : Date of pronouncement : 07-09-2026 Date of uploading : 08-09-2026 APHC010267062022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3604] MONDAY, THE 7th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM WRIT PETITION NO:
THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM
WRIT PETITION No.16953 OF 2022
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This writ petition is filed to direct the respondent Nos.3 and 4 not to interfere with the civil disputes of the petitioner and not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner in respect of the house bearing No.1-111, situated in survey No.209 and 210 of pyki having an extent of Ac.0.23 cents of Ahobilam Village, Allagadda Mandal.
2. Case of the petitioners is thus: a) The petitioner is absolute owner of the subject property i.e., house bearing No.1-111 situated in survey No.209 and 210 of pyki having an extent of Ac.0.23 cents of Ahobilam Village, Allagadda Mandal and has been in continuous possession and enjoyment over the subject property. Civil disputes arose between him and one Chokkam Varalakshmi and her husband Avulapalli Kondaiah in respect of the subject property. The petitioner has filed caveat petitions before the Courts at Allagadda. The said Chokkam Varalakshmi and her husband Avulapalli Kondaiah have approached respondent Nos.3 and 4 and at their instance, police threatened him with dire consequences to vacate the subject property.
b) Petitioner got issued legal notice dated 02.07.2020 to the respondent No.4 not to interfere in the civil disputes of the petitioner. But, respondent No.4 did not change his conduct and continued harassment towards the petitioner. A false case is registered against son of the petitioner. Further,
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learned counsel for the petitioner issued another legal notice dated 09.06.2021, however, the harassment continued. On 30.05.2022, without any valid reason, respondent Nos.3 and 4 called the petitioner to the police station and started harassing him and on 31.05.2022, respondent No.3 threatened him to demolish the subject property. The disputes are purely in civil nature and respondent police has no authority to interfere with the civil disputes.
3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home filed written instructions issued by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Allagadda Rural Police Station, Nandyal District and in which, it is mentioned that land disputes are existed between the petitioner and one Avulapalle Kondaiah in respect of house site bearing No.1-111, situated in survey Nos.209 and 210 of Ahobilam Village, Allagadda Mandal and respondent Nos.3 and 4 neither called the petitioner to the police station nor involved in the civil disputes of the petitioner in respect of the subject property.
4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home.
5. Admittedly, there are civil disputes between the petitioner and one Avulapalle Kondaiah in respect of the subject land. 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
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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.
6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader submitted that the police would not interfere in the civil disputes pending between the petitioner and one Avulapalle Kondaiah. Since respondent No.4 submitted that written instructions stating that they are not interfering in the civil disputes which are pending between the petitioner and one Avulapalle Kondaiah, this Court is of the considered view that this writ petition may be disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the civil disputes of the petitioner and one Avulapalle Kondaiah.
7. In the result, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.3 and 4 not to interfere with the civil disputes of petitioner, if any pending between him and others. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel thereto, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________ SUNITHA GANDHAM, J 07.09.2026 knl