Bandanatham Yashoda, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Writ Petition (Mandamus) – Interference by police/revenue officials in pending civil dispute
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati; W.P. No. 13307/2026; decided 06.05.2026 by Dr Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao; petitioner Bandanatham Yashoda; respondents include State of A.P. (Home), District Collector, Superintendent of Police, RDO Dharmavaram, SHO Bathalapalli Police Station, Tahsildar and Mandal Surveyor Dharmavaram; writ of mandamus; police interference in civil dispute; land Plot No. 1, Ac. 0-30.51 cents, Survey Nos. 453-2A and 453-3, Gotiuru village, Dharmavaram Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District; pending civil suit O.S. No. 338 of 2022, Junior Civil Judge Dharmavaram; reliance on Gadikoyyala Satyanarayana v. State of A.P., W.P. No. 1510 of 2026 (dt. 20.01.2026); direction to Respondent Nos. 5-7 not to interfere; disposed of, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent Nos. 5 to 7 not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the Petitioner and third parties with respect to the subject land; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.