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Gade Satyanarayana murthy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC6 Mar 2026WP/859/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Gade Satyanarayana Murthy v. State of Andhra Pradesh and others; Writ Petition No. 859 of 2026; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; Dr. Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao; decided 07.03.2026; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of Mandamus or Certiorari; quashing of FIR dated 11.11.2025; Station House Officer, Pamarru Police Station; Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District; civil dispute; police non-interference; peaceful possession of subject property; disposal without adjudication on merits; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions closed.

What did the court decide?

None; the Writ Petition was disposed of with no order as to costs. ¶35

Gade Satyanarayana murthy Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

None; the Writ Petition was disposed of with no order as to costs.

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of Mandamus or Certiorari should issue quashing the FIR dated 11.11.2025 registered by the Station House Officer, Pamarru Police Station against the petitioner, and whether respondents 1 to 4 should be directed not to interfere in the civil dispute between the petitioner and the 4th respondent or with his peaceful possession and enjoyment of the subject property except in accordance with due process of law.

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Court's answer

In view of the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the dispute between the parties is purely civil in nature and that the police authorities are not interfering in the said civil dispute, nothing further survives for consideration in the Writ Petition.

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Ratio / Principle

The Writ Petition is disposed of, with no order as to costs.

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Key takeaways

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed.ratio¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction); Dr. Y. Lakshmana Rao, J.; Writ Petition No. 859 of 2026; decided 07.03.2026. Filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Gade Satyanarayana Murthy seeking a writ of Mandamus or Certiorari to quash the FIR dated 11.11.2025 registered by the Station House Officer, Pamarru Police Station, and to direct respondents 1 to 4 not to interfere in the civil dispute between the petitioner and the 4th respondent (Gadi Pallalamma) or with his peaceful possession and enjoyment of the subject property except in accordance with due process of law. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the dispute between the parties is purely civil in nature and that the police authorities are not interfering in the said civil dispute. On that submission, the Court held that nothing further survived for consideration, disposed of the writ petition with no order as to costs, and closed miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, as a sequel.

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APHC010717722025

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[3521]

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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SATURDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO

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WRIT PETITION NO: 859/2026

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Between:

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GADE SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, S/O LATE VENKATRRAO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 1-2/3, K.GANGAVARAM MANDAL, SUNDARAPALLI, EAST GODAVARI, ANDHRA PRADESH - 533306

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. - 522239

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI VELGAPUDI, AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522239.

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THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT 533201

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THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PAMARRU POLICE STATION, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 521157

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GADI PALLALAMMA, W/O VENKATRRAO 1-5, K.GANGAVARAM MANDAL, SUNDARAPALLI, EAST GODAVARI ANDHRA PRADESH - 533306.

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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Dr. YLR, J W.P.No.859 of 2026 Dated 07.03.2026

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D S SIVADARSHAN

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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GP FOR HOME

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The Court made the following:

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ORDER :

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The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

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“…to issue an appropriate Writ Order or Direction more particularly a Writ of Mandamus or Certiorari A Quashing the FIR dated 11.11.2025 registered by the Station House Officer Pamarru Police Station against the petitioner and B Consequently direct respondents 1 to 4 not to interfere in the civil dispute between the petitioner and the 4th respondent or with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the subject property except in accordance with due process of law and pass….”

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