Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/15810/2026 of Kantamaneni Muralikrishna, Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh, on 19 August 2026
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: 15810/2026 Between: 1. KANTAMANENI MURALIKRISHNA,, S/O.NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RIO. D.NO. 5-101,
APHC010298652026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE 20th DAY OF AUGUST 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM
WRIT PETITION NO: 15810/2026
Between:
1. KANTAMANENI MURALIKRISHNA,, S/O.NAGESWARA RAO, AGED
ABOUT 55 YEARS, RIO. D.NO. 5-101, RAAVIVARIPALEM, MOPIDEVI
MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH
...PETITIONER
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P-522238
2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI,GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P-522503
3. THE
SUPERINTENDENT
OF
POLICE,
KRISHNA
DISTRICT,
KRISHNA-52101
4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, GUDIVADA I-TOWN POLICE STATION, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521301
5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GUDIVADA I-TOWN POLICE
STATION, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521301
6. EDE SRINIVASARAO, ,S/O MUNESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54
YEARS, RIO. 10L30A, ANGALURU, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 521330.
...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
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pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents interfering in civil disputes of petitioner by summoning and pressurizing the petitioner to settle the matter, as illegal, without jurisdiction, amounting to malice-in- law and is violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to refrain from doing so, and 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 pleased to direct the respondents, not to interfere in any manner, whatsoever, in the civil disputes relating to the petitioner's company, pending disposal of writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. AKULA VAMSI KRISHNA
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR HOME
The Court made the following:
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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM
WRIT PETITION NO: 15810 OF 2026
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This writ petition is filed to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the civil disputes of petitioner and pressurizing to settle the matter as illegal and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India.
2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader filed written instructions of respondent No.4 and in which, Inspector of Police, Gudivada I Town Police Station, Krishna District, stated that no criminal case is registered against the petitioner, no coercive action is initiated, no notice under any penal law was issued and no threat of arrest was ever extended by the respondents. Further, police authorities merely discharged their official duties by enquiring into a grievance received through the Government grievance redressal mechanism. It is further submitted that during enquiry, petitioner himself took a specific stand that the dispute, if any, is civil in nature and that the parties would work out their remedies before the competent court of law and respondent police never interfered with the civil disputes of the petitioner.
3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home.
4. Admittedly, no crime is registered against the petitioner and even as per the version of the petitioner, there are civil disputes between the petitioner and respondent No.6. In this regard, it is to be mentioned that it is well settled that
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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.
5. As per the version of the Inspector of Police, Gudivada I Town Police Station, Krishna District, except advising the parties to avail legal remedies before the competent authority, they never interfered with the civil disputes of the petitioner and respondent No.6.
6. Since respondent No.4 has already submitted written instructions stating that they will not involve in the civil disputes which are pending between the petitioner and respondent No.6, 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 respondent No.6.
7. In the result, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.2 to 5 not to interfere with the civil disputes, if any, pending between the petitioner and respondent No.6. There shall be no order as to costs.
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As a sequel there to, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_____________________ SUNITHA GANDHAM, J
Date: 20.08.2026 Vns