Jillela Venkata Swamy v. the State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P. No. 877 of 2025, High Court of Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati), decided 06.02.2025, B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi, J. — police interference in civil dispute; mandamus sought under Article 226 with Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300A; S.151 CPC application regarding house Door No. 17/178, Kalvakatta Street, Gopavaram, Proddatur Mandal, YSR Kadapa; writ petition closed at admission stage without going into merits and without costs, on the Additional Government Pleader for Home's submission that a preliminary enquiry disclosed a civil dispute and police will follow due process; no cases cited.
What did the court decide?
In the light of the submissions of the learned Additional Government Pleader for Home (that police conducted a preliminary enquiry which revealed the matter to be a civil dispute, that police will not interfere in such disputes, and that police will follow due process of law), this Court held that no further orders are required in the writ petition and that it can be closed at the stage of admission, without going into the merits of the case.