Pilli Sanjay Anand Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Pilli Sanjay Anand Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of (at admission stage, with consent) with a direction to the respondent authorities to take up the investigation of FIR No.851 of 2025 strictly in accordance with law; miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed with no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the officials of respondent No.4 police station in interfering with the petitioner's life and liberty by threatening him, at the behest of respondent Nos.5 to 7, to settle civil disputes under threat of arrest and false cases is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

Court's answer

Since FIR No.851 of 2025 (dated 16.08.2025 as submitted) was registered and the matter was pending investigation, the Court deemed it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent authorities to take up the investigation strictly in accordance with law.

Ratio / Principle

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed, with no order as to costs.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), single Bench of N.V. Shravan Kumar J., order dated 20-08-2025 in Writ Petition No.24283 of 2025 - disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of counsel. Pilli Sanjay Anand moved the Court under Article 226 for a Writ of Mandamus declaring that the L.B. Nagar Police (respondent No.4) were interfering with his life and liberty by threatening him, at the behest of respondent Nos.5 to 7 (his father Pilli Anand Rao and brothers Pilli Satish Anand and Pilli Guru Prasad Anand), to settle civil disputes under threat of arrest and false cases, in violation of Articles 14 and 21. Background recorded: respondent No.5 had filed O.S.No.3861 of 2024 for perpetual injunction against the petitioner (pending before the XXII Junior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad); complaints dated 15.07.2024 and 24.08.2024 alleged trespass and theft of documents by the petitioner and respondent Nos.6 and 7, who in turn complained at Jubilee Hills Police Station; the petitioner alleged police pressure to settle. The learned AGP for Home stated on instructions that FIR No.851 of 2025 (date read as 16.08.2025) was registered on the complaint of respondent Nos.5 to 7 and investigation was pending. Recording the submissions, the Court disposed of the writ petition directing the respondent authorities to take up the investigation strictly in accordance with law; miscellaneous applications were closed with no order as to costs. No precedent was cited and no amount was awarded.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA^{AT HYDERABAD} (Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF^AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N,V.SHRAVAN^KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO: 24283 OF²⁰²⁵

Between:

Pilli Sanjay Anand, S/o. Ananda Rao, Age.-50^{years, Occ. Business, Ri./o Plot} No.28, iu-bilee hills Cooperative Building Society,^{RoadNo.S, JubileeHills,} Hyderabad

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana, Home Departrnent,^{Rep. by its PrincipalSecretary,} Secretariat Building, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2 The Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda Commissionerate,^Telangana.

J The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda^{Commissionerate,} L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad.

4 The Station House Officer, L B Nagar Police^{Station,RangareddyDistrict,} Telangana.

Pilli Anand Rao, S/o. Late Pilli Dharmapuri, nge.73 Years, Occ. Business^R/o Flat No.101, Dream Home Sumeru , Yellareddyguda, srinagar^colonY, Hyderabad.

Pilli Satish Anand, S/o.Pilli^{Anand Rao, Aged 48 years, Occ. Business,} FVo.H.No.8-3-293t82tN28, Plot No:28,^{RoadNo.S, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-} 500 033.

Pilli Guru Prasad Anand, S/o.Pilli Anand^{Rao,Aged 44} years, Occ. Business, R/o.H.No.8-3-2931821N28, Plot No.28, Road No.S,^Jubi lee Hills, Hyderabad^- 500 033

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution^{of lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^{filedtherewith,the High Courtmay be} pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more^{particularly onein the natureof} Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the^{officials from respondent No.4} police station in interfering with the life and liberty of the^{petitioner by threatening} the petitioner to settle civil disputes with respondents^{No.5 to 7 underthe threatof}

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arrest and false cases, on behest of the respondent^{\os.S to 7, as illegal'} arbitrary, unconstitutional and violation of^Article 14,21^{of the Constitution of} lndia, consequently, direct the official respondents^more lrarticularly^respondent No.4 herein not to interfere with the life and liberty^{of the p,:titioner herein, on the} behest of respondent Nos.5 to 7 herein,^{without following dtte procedure of law.}

lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying thatⁱⁿ the^{,: rcumstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support of the^{petition,the High (lourt may be pleased} pleased to direct the official respondents more^{particttlarly} respondent No.4 herein not to interfere with the life and liberty of the^{pe.itioner herein, on the} behest of respondent Nos-5 to 7 herein, without following^{due procedure of law,} pending disposal of this writ petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI YEMMIGANUR SOMA^{SRINATH REDDY}

Counsel for the Respondents No.1to4 : SRI M.SRINIVAS, ,qGP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents No.5to7:

The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.24283 of 2O25

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ORDER

Heard learned counsel {or the petitioner and Sri.M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4 With their consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself

This writ petition has been filed seeking dre following prayer:-

"to declare tht nction of the olficinls from respondent No.4 police station in interfering u,itlt tlr l{e and liberty of tlu petitioner by tlteatenrng tlr petitioner to settle cirtil disputes roith respondents Nos.5 fo / tuuler lhc Llrreot o.f arrest md fnlse cases, on behest of the respondent Nos.5 fo 7, as iLlegnl, arbitrary, unanstitutional and oiolation of Article 14, 21 of tlu Constitution of lndia, consequently, direct thc offaal respondctis more particularly respondent No.4 herein not to interfere totth the l{c and liberty of tlu petitiorcr herein, on the behest of resliotttlcirl Nos.5 b 7 here in, ruithout folloruing due procedure of hto."

Brief facts statc(i ih this writ pctition are that due to some civil dispute,

petitioner's father i.e., responcient No.5 filed O.S.No.3861 of 2024 seeking perpetual injunctioit .rgarns! pctitioncr anrl the same is pending ori the file of the XXII Junior Civil Judge, Citr. Civil Court at Hyderabad (herein after referred as Trial Court). I-hc casc of tire petitioner is that respondent No.5 lodged complaints on 15.07.2024 ancl 24.08.2024, alleging that the petitioner and respondent Nos.6 and 7 (brothers of petitioner) had trespassed into his residence and cornmittt,r{ ll-reft of some valuable documents. Further case of the petitioner is tliat the rosponclent Nos.6 and 7, with same set of allegations had loclgctl a corrrplaint bclorc thc lubilcc Hills Police Station against thc

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petitioner. Thereafter, police officials are calling thr: petitioner to the police station and are harassing to settle the civil dispute wit]i respondent Nos.5 to 7. Aggrieved by the same, this writ perition is filed.

Learned Assistant Government pleacler for. Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4 on instructions submits hat on complaint of respondent Nos.S to Z FIR No.851 of 2025 dated 1(; 0g.2025 was registered and the matter is under investigation.

Recording the submissions made by learnei counsel appearing on either side and since the FIR No.851 of 2025 dated 16.0ii.2025 is registered and the matter is pending for investigation, this Court rl .rcms it appropriate to dispobe of the writ petition with a direction to respo.(ient authorities to take up investigatiory strictly in accordance with la!v.

With the above direction, this writ pctLtron ts disposed of

Miscellaneous applications, if any penciing, shall stantl r.-losccl No order as to

costs.

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SD/.B. REKHA RANI ASS ANT REGISTRAR fi

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The Principal Secretary, .State of rerangana, Home t)epartment, secretariat Building, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

The Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda Commiss (,nerate, Telangana.

The Assistant Commissioner of police, Rachakonda Oommissionerate, L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad.

The Station House officer, L B Nagar porice Station, rangareddy District, Telangana.

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Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Tetangana. [OUT]

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HIGH COURT

DATED:2010812025

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ORDER

WP.No.24283 of 2025

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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