Smt.Devineni Nagabhushanamma, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 226 writ petition (W.P. No. 7454/2019, AP High Court, Amaravati, decided 09-12-2025, B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi, J.) seeking mandamus against police interference (DSP and SHO, Rajampet, YSR Kadapa) with the petitioner's construction activity; State, through the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home on written instructions, conceded the dispute is civil in nature and that the police will not interfere; submissions placed on record; petition closed at admission stage without adjudicating merits; no costs; pending IAs closed. Relevant to: police non-interference undertakings in civil disputes, closure of writ petitions at admission stage on State concession, mandamus practice regarding land/construction disputes.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated. The Writ Petition was closed at the admission stage without going into the merits; the State's submission that the matter is civil in nature and that the police will not interfere was placed on record; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications stood closed.