Disposed

Maddi Sharada Devi, Warangal Dist and 2 Others v. Prl Secy, Home Dept, Hyderabad and 10 Others

Telangana HC6 Oct 2025WP/36330/2017

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Petitioners alleged police were calling them to the station to settle property disputes pending in suits and crimes at private complainants' behest. The State undertook that police would refrain from interfering in civil disputes and not summon petitioners except as required by law; the writ was disposed of accordingly.

What did the court decide?

Direction recorded that police shall not interfere in civil disputes or summon petitioners except as required by law.

Maddi Sharada Devi, Warangal Dist and 2 Others Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE^{STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYDERABAD} (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

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MONDAY, THE SIXTH^{DAYOF OCTOBER} TWO THOUSAND^{ANDTWENTYFIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRIJUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

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WRIT PET ITION NO:^{36330 OF 2017}

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Between:

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'1 . tvladdi Sharada Devi, W/o.sadasivudu, Aged about 53 years'^{Occ. Housewrfe} FVo.H.No.8-1'1-36,R.K.Complex'RNTRoad,Warangal,Warnagalljrstrrct'

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tr/addi Sadasivudu,^{S/o.Rajalingam,Aged about 63 years,OccBusiness'} - tu i.r.rre 11-46, R K combtexJnut Rbad, Warangal' Warnagal District'

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tr/addi Pavan Kumar,^{S/o.sadasivudu,Aged about 33 years, Occ^Business'} " aCH.r.ro.a-11-36, R k. Complex, RNT Road, Warangal, Warnagal District

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...PETITIONERS

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana,^{rep. by its Principal Secretary,HomeDepartment'} Secretarait, At HYderabad.

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2 The Commissioner of^{Police, Warangal Commissionerate, Warangal'} Warangal District.

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3 The Assistant CommiSsioner^{of Police, PoliceStation tvlatwada, Warangal} District.

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4 TheCirclelnspectorofPolice,PoliceStationMatwada,WarangalDistrict.

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5 TheSublnspectorofPolice,PoliceStationtVlatwada,WarangalDistrict'

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6 Chinthakuntla Madhav,^{S/o.Chandravadhan,Aged about40 years Occ} . B;;i;;r;Vi[, No se,^{Hinou Fortune Feeds, KPHB Phase - '1 3, Kukatpallv'} Hyderabad.

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7 Chinthakuntla Gnaneswar,^{S/o.lvlallaiah,Age 40 years,Occ Private} E;;i;;;;: Fv". i.No.i-s-e+e,^{NakkalasuttS, Hanhmkonda, waransal District}

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8 Dhacheoalli Sudhakar, S/o.^{Venkatatiah, Agedaboul60 years-.R/o H No'1 3-} 1-t17,5pi Kitiatiya^{Talkies,Matwada,Walangal, Warangal District'}

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Chinthakuntla E;;r;;;:R-r;.H.r(o.rogln,^{Shyam Kiran, S/o.Chandravadhan, Aged about 50 MLA Colonv, Banjara Hills, Hvdeabad years' - 500 034} ^O^cc

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Mr.Ravi Kumar,^{circlelnspector of Police,Matwada Police Station, warangal} District.

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1 1. Mr.Narasimha^{Rao,Sub lnspector of Police, Matwada PoliceStation'} Warangal^District'

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RESPONDENTS

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Petitron under Artrcle 226 of lhe Constitutron of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated rn the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a urrit or'der or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of [,4andamus decli:rinrl thc action of the respondents 2 to 5 at the instance the respondents 6 to 9 in hirrassing the petrtioners by calling them to the Police Station to settie the progrerties in favour of the respondents 6 to B covered by surt vide OS No 102. 10:l and 1O4 of 2017 pending on the file of the Court of Distrrct Judge. Warangal and als,r Crime No.132 of 2017 and Crime No.'1 74 of 2017 oo the file of l\rlatrvada Po rcr: Statjon, Warangal to pay the alleged amounts due to the respondents 6 tc t as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 21 of Constitution of Indra anC r;onsequently direct the respondents 2 to 5 not to harass the petitloncrs by, callinq them to the Police Station for settlement of the aforesa d properties rn f avour of thc respondents 6 to 8.

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Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI A.PRABHAKAR RAO

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Counsel for the Respondents No.1to5 : GP FOR HOME

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Counsel for the Respondents No.6to11:

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE^SRI JUSTICE^N.TUKARAMJI

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WRIT PETITI^{ONNo.36330oF 2017}

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oRDER:

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fhis {rrit^l)e utic,n^{is ft1ctiri'ith thc ft'llou'incrcliel}

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l.carncci c()unscl^{for thc pctitioncrswor'llcl slrbrlii iilr'i ns tiirr} resir()ndcot^{Nos.2ttl 5 at thc lnstancc resPondent Nos(; to tha[c} hanissing the perid<;ncrs^{by celJrng them to pc'r1ice stiitiot-r an"llrr} settlc thc ProPcrw^tiisl;utes, Pcndin.q^{suits ic,()'S'N"t lti''lrri} and 104 of^{z}fi on thc file oi tnc Disrict} Judge,^{Warangal andnis()} thc Crime^{Nos.1 32 anLl1-l'+ ,-'f l:017 on thc frlc of thc N{anvaCe}

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filc,1 I lc,rci . Ir-:li lri io1 1l;5ir-,.r2i

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(,. i lrrir r Dcrir..cri liri nraic;-te1s o;r r,t,l<,rc1

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intc r'[crinq^..'il-ir tl]c ri., rl clisi irri:s ,Lod rrsi:itjirq thern for settlcmcnt

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of thc 1--'ropsln' disputcs rvhicl'r ai-e invol'c'-i in^{thc suits bcfor:etL..}

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C.ourt conccrrtd

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B. llai'ing ljqitfd to tirc a.stt'tion^{:ir:it, thc rcspr>ncicctpclicc} auth()f iires iir-r tlircctt:cl ir>^{r:cft.iit-.froln tlisl>utcs r.,I} lltlrcli^{civii I}

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narurc l>e!-rvccrr lhc pctitioners^r'.1,-l '-rnr,f^{llcial rcspondcnis entl strril} r-tot insist thc pcritioncrs^{jn :,',r' fl1i!rlncrf<lr sctilcmerltofctr ii}

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disl-.'.ii|s. iiurtit',r-, thc le t:^{i<',rtt'r' sil:-.lj !:()t bc sull'llllOncil t'r} llolicL

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static,n. :;avc trr.i^e rccltr^{in sifict ,.tcc()1'd'.111ccwith lerv}

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tI'iil , rhis dirccti,;ri. riris '.','rit nclilir)n is cirsl,oscci r,i^'Itri lt

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sl-rall cc n() orrler^rIS t(r.a)sts

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\ iiscclla r,,-:1,',.r s IrcLitron,-,, ,,rrl,^{i'r.r; :i rnv, shall stand closcd}

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SDIB. REKHA RANI

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ASSISTANT REqSTRAR

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,TRUE COPY// (9 SECTION OFFICER

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To,

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The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Telangana State, At Hyderabad.

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The Commissioner of Police, Warangal Commissionerate, Warangal, :

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Warangal District.

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The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Police Station^I,4atwada, Warangal District.

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The Circle lnspector of Police, Police Station Matwada, Warangal District.

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The Sub lnspector of Police, Police Station Matwada, Warangal District.

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One CC to SRI A.PRABHAKAR RAO, Advocate. [OPUC]

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

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Two CD Copies.

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HIGH COURT

DATED:0611012025

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ORDER

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WP.No.36330 of 2017

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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Maddi Sharada Devi, Warangal Dist and 2 Others v. Prl Secy, Home Dept, Hyderabad and 10 Others

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