Yerukala Sive Sankar v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Police restraint directions in a civil-dispute matter: summons to Kadapa I Town Police Station; alleged pressure on petitioner to settle civil dispute with unofficial respondent at the instance of a police constable; State contention that police acted lawfully and for law-and-order purposes only; writ of mandamus under Article 226, Constitution of India; disposal with directions not to summon petitioner or interfere in civil disputes without due process of law; no costs. Court: High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; Judge: Dr. Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao; Case: W.P. No. 8352/2026; Date: 31.03.2026. Relevant to research on police non-interference in civil disputes and protection of citizens from police-station summons/harassment.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to Respondent No.4 not to call the petitioner to the police station henceforth and not to interfere in the civil disputes pending between the petitioner and the unofficial respondents without following due process of law; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, closed.