Manekar and Another, Vs Prl.Secy., Home Dept… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Manekar and Another, Vs Prl.Secy., Home Dept… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

The interim order dated 20.09.2016 was made absolute: the 3rd respondent is directed not to compel the presence of the petitioners or pressurize them to sign any document, except strictly in accordance with law; writ petition disposed of with no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the 3rd respondent (Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamareddy) in calling the petitioners to his office frequently, making them sit there from morning to evening and pressurizing them to subscribe signatures on blank papers to settle disputes with respondents 4 to 6, on threat of implication in false cases, is arbitrary, illegal, unjust and violative of Article 21, warranting a writ of mandamus. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The Court found that, having regard to the submissions and the fact that the grievance of the petitioners already stands redressed pursuant to the interim order dated 20.09.2016, it is just and proper to make that interim direction absolute - i.e., the 3rd respondent stands restrained from compelling the petitioners' presence or pressurizing them to sign any document except strictly in accordance with law.

Key takeaways

With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of, with no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 31304 of 2016 (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad; N. Tukaramji, J.; 18-09-2025): Petitioners (housewife mother and her brother) moved under Article 226 for a writ of mandamus against the 3rd respondent, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamareddy, alleging he repeatedly called them to his office, made them sit there from morning to evening and pressurized them to subscribe signatures on blank papers to settle disputes with private respondents 4 to 6, threatening implication in false cases - claimed to violate Article 21. An interim order dated 20.09.2016 in I.A. No. 1 of 2016 (WPMP No. 38729 of 2016, under Section 151 CPC) had already directed the 3rd respondent not to compel their presence or pressurize them to sign any document except strictly in accordance with law. On 18-09-2025 the Court, noting the grievance stood redressed pursuant to that interim order and no objection raised by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, made the interim direction absolute and disposed of the writ petition without costs.

j

132171

{N THE HIGI{ COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELAT.IGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAYOF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TV1/ENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARATVIJI

WRIT PETITION NO: 31304 OF 2016

Between:

Manekar Gangamani, Wo late Seetharam, Housewife, 52^years, H.No 5-3806, Vidyanagar Colony, Kamarcddy, Nizamabad District. Hyderabad.

Manekar Limba'dri, S/o late Seetharam, Pvt. Employees. 28 years, H-No 5-38O6, Vidyanagar Colony, Kamareddy, Nizamabad Distr'tct. Hyderabad

...PETITIONERS

AND

State of Telangana (Home Department), Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad.

Superintendent of Police, Nizamabad.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District.

Kamalshetty Bhagyalakshmi, Wo Sunil Kumar, 33^years, Govt- Teacher, Govt. Primary School, Vontaripalli Thanda, Linganpet^(M), Nizamabad^Drskict C/o Jangam Kumara Swamy, Behind Bil Bilal Majid, Vidyanagar Colony, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District.

Karnalshetty Sunil Kumar, S/o late Gundappa, 36^years, Govt.^Teacher, ZPHS Konapur, Ramayampet (M), Medak Diskict .0/o Jangam Kumara Swamy, Behind Bilal Majid, Vidyanagar Colony, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District.

Manekar Saritha @ Sahana, Wo Jabi, 3O years, Housewiie, C/o Jangam Kumara Swamy, Behind Bilal Majid, Vidyanagar Colony, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District'

...RES'.NDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of tltr- Constitution of lndia^praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fibd therewith, the High Court may^be pleased to issue an order / direction or any appropriate writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of 3rd respondent hereinⁱⁿ calling the petitioners to his offbe frequenfly and making them to sit in the^office from morning to evening and pressurizing them to subscribe signatures on the blank papers in order to s€ttle ttre issues with respondents 4 to 6 and on^{failure to} do so threatening to implicate in false cases as arbitrary,^illegal, unjust,^{in violation} of Article 21 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents

herein not to call the^petitioners to the office of the^{3rd rt:: pondent and not to} harass them to settle^{the disputes with the respondents 4 to 0}

l.A. NO: 1 OF 2016^(WPMP. NO: 38729^{OF 2016 )}

Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying that^{in the cil( umstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High^{Court ma)be pleased to direct} the 3rd respondent herein not to call the^{petitioners to his offi ;e and not to harass} them to settle the disputes with the respondents 44 4to 6^{here n pendingdispsal of} the wp., in the interest of^justice.

Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI ALUVALA KADHARNATH^{t OR SRI} JITHENDER RAOVEERAM/ LLA Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.1 TO 3: SRI R.LAXMIKANI^{H REDDY,} AGP FOR HOllT:

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.4 TO 6: -

The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HONOURABLE SRI^{JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

WRIT PET ITION No^{. 313040F 2016}

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under^{Article 226 of the Constitutionof} lndia seeking the following^relief:

".. .to issue an or&r / direction or any appropiate^{writ more} particularly one in the nature of Wit^{of Mandamusdeclaingthe} action of f respondent terein^{in callingthe petitionersto his office} frequentty and makirP them to^{sit in the offbefrom morningto} evening and^{preswrizirtg them to subscribe signatures on the} blank papers in order e, seftle^{fhe issues with respondents4 to 6} and on failure to do so threatening^{to implicatein false cases, as} arbitrary, ittegal, uniust,^{in vbtatbn of Article 21 of the Conslitutrcn} of lndia and conseqttenlly direct^{the respon&ntsherein not to call} the petitioners to the office of^{tte frespondent and not Io harass} them to settte the dispubs^{with the respondents 4 to 6 and pass} such other order/s.^. ."

I have heard Mr.^{Aluvala Kadharnath,learned counselfor the} petitioners and Mr. R. Laxmikanth Reddy,^{learned Assistant Government} Pleader for Home, appearing for respondent^{Nos.1 to 3-}

3 Learned counsel for the^{petitioners submits that aggrieved by the} action of respondent No.3 in^{summoning the petitioners to his office,} making them wait there for the^{entke day, and pressurizing themto affix} their signatures on cedain documents,^{the present writ petitionhas been} fileci seeking appropriate directions.^{Learned counsel further submits that} this court, upon consideration^{of ttre matter on merits, by interim order}

2

dated 20.09.2016, directed the 3rd respondent no, to compel the presence of the petitioners or pressurize them to si1; r any document, except strictly in accordance with law. lt is submitted tlri t the said interim direction has effectively redressed the grievance o1 the petitioners Hence, a request is made to make the interirn order abs( lute

The learned Assistant Government Pleader fo Home has not raised any specific objection.

Having regard to the submissions advanced and rr view of the fact that the grievance of the petitioners already stands redft ssed pursuant to the interim order dated 20.09.2016, this Court finds it j st and proper to make the said interim direction absolute. Accordingly, it i^, so ordered

6 With the above direction, the Writ Petition is di; rosed of. There shall be no order as to costs

Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall ; and closed.

SDi. M.OSMAN ALI BAIG ASl; STANT REGISTRAR

/<-

/TTRUE COPY'/

SECTION OFFICER

To

1 The Principal Secretary, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderaba I. State of Telangana (Home Department). 2 Superintendent of Police, Nizamabad.

3 Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamareddy, Nizamaba^j District. 4 One CC to SRI JITHENDER RAO VEERAMALLA, Advor ate [OPUC] 5 Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court forthe State of lelangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] 6 Two CD Copies PSK, PSK

i

HIGH COURT

,t

DATED:1810912025

ORDER

WP.No.31304 of 2016

:
t
H.-E.}
k
.)O
05 r r ? [26 ti,
s
t t
;t

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

i't ,,^r-' \ ..
tt, ^N["__.- >r