Maddisetti Samelu v. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated rn the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the actron of respondent authorities, particularly the respondent. No. 2 in not investigating the rssue and not initiating the action on respondents. No. 4 and 5 by conducting detailed enquiry basing on the petitioner's representation, dated. 01-02-2025 as illegal arbitrary, against the principles of natural justice. Consequently to direct the respondent. No.2 to investigate the issue and to initiate the action on respondent Nos.4 and 5 and close the Criminal Cases registered against the petitioner by conducting detailed enquiry basing on the petitioner's representation, dated, 01-02-2025 ' ;.. -.€ "1'. 7 -E-- lA NO: 1 OF 2025 P:rtiticn unde I S,,:ction 151 CPC praying that in lhe ,i the affidavit filed ir supporl of the petition, the High Cc,u dirr:ct th: respcnCenl lrlo 2 to investigate the issue and respondents Nos. Jf .lrrd 5 and close the Criminal Cases petitioner by condu:ting detailed enquiry basrnrr represe.tatron. dated 01 -02-2025, pending disposal of th,.: :r'T i;.,r nOeS stated in ,r-3)'l)e pleased To 'r ir:1e the action on r t:str: Ted against the rhe petit,oner's ' r o€lition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI CHALAKANI VENKAT YAI) \V Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the foilowing: ORDER *TPY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR ORDER W.P. No.4766 of 2025 FIcard tl're Iezrrtrctl coutlscl lbr the pzrrtics and ri'ith their conscnt this u'rit pelition is clisposccl of zrt ttrc admission slagc it self.

2. This u'rit petition is liled questioning thc actiorl o[ respondent authorities, particularll the responclcnt No.2 in rlot itlvestigating the issrte and not initiating the action oIr respollclcnt Nos.zl and 5 trl' condr-tcting del ailed enquiu' basitrq ol't the petitioner's rcl)resentation d:ited 01.02.2025 ais rllcqzrl, arbilrar.r', agarrlst the principles of natural jr-tstice atrcl conseclue'nth', seeking a direcrion to respondent No.2 to investigate the issue antl ttl initiate action on respondent Nos.4 ancl 5 and close tl-re crimirlal cases rcgistered ag:rinst the petitioner b1' conclucting clc'tallecl c-'nc1ttirl'. :1. The facts in briel as statt'd are thar the petitioner is a social s r>rl<er and resident of Sarolanapurarn villagc of Dhammapet Mar-rclal, Bhadradri Kothaguclem I)rstricr ilnd thc arca comcs under .rgencv and most of the tribal people are rcsiding in this area and their lands comes under agenc)' lau's aud the authorities are doing their activities under agency latvs. '1'he casc of thc lletitioner is that l're bcing social activist fought for thc tribal people since decades, and he macle several rcpresentations to ttlc respondenl authorities =t-xllHws ! on l,ehalf of rtrr poor-:trtr1 uneclucated tribal I)c(,1) ( :rc1(.ct1l)g iheir rights and il rlr,' slrrrl rcprcse.ntations. it r.r.as rerlr-r ,;tccl to soi\.ir the rssrrc's a.cl gir " rlrc' ltrrrri ranrrs or agcnc\, lancis 1. i rr. t rrqiblc, tr-ib:r1 poor' P.op1e Ir is Ir'r]r.r sr,rrrrnittccl th:rt crrre 1r r,is rr.c,rre:rrro.s *or[i. thc ..lilt! I):ir-l\ i.zt<lcr-s i.fluencccl tlrr: l\, i . irrrri iiei..t,ruc authorities :rnc1 :rn1tlic.:rtcrl the petitioner irr sr.,., r.lri {:rlse cases ri'ithout the i.'..r'erncrrr r>f thc pctitioner, for *.hir i p.rrtio.er iilecI w P' \o 2o203 or' -r().)3 ;rg^i.st thr: r-esporderls r r r.rir.r! clir.c,crion aot to ir-rtc'f'cri'irr. rlrc pr:titi.rer''s peaceful irli: i.r irL.r.t-1 a.Lr rrre saicl *'rit pcriti.rr *:rs rrisposcrl or b-r, an orcrr:r cr; i 'rl -lg.og.ii)23. directrnq t1-rc .r'sPrrrrr.rr :rrrtI'rorities not to i. , r.rt.rr. 111t() the pcac.iul llfe arrr: Iilrr.rtr rr ithout an-1, r,alicl reas,rr ll,u.e vc.r-. thc Policr. Sathup;Llii ., 3r -o3.2o2q registerecl fi'e r.rr r.s .qairst the petitiD'er i. Crirrr. N.. l23 of 2024, 129 of 2024, t. (i.t.202-1. 1.1 1 ol '2O).1 and 1.i.l .i- f O2-l ,ltcler irrele'ant provi:; r r s ,[.ltcre:rfuer, the lrcLitioler. Lrraclc l-(,1)resclttation to the I)ist r. , t L r;ller:tor at lioth:r g'uclenr, Illrarl'arlri l(othasuclem District rlrr,rl l9 o.t.202.+ allcl irt tllrn rhr, ()olli'q.1,,,. seltt a reqLlesl (, (,t. to the Superintenclent ol l,oli<.c, Iiorhagudem on O.l O+.2024 anrl '28.O9.2021 alorLg *,illr pctitio,er,s representation * i Ir .r requesL to investigate thc nratlt:r irncl takc action on the or :-ials u,ho ar.e invoh'r:d in the 'iltr- !l itlr, ,, it-\, cases against the p(.1i rpt: . ryittr non sc/sr candidates. Ir is rurther submitted that r) r rr.it:i corlccL.r scnt. another le ti.r to C'ornmissioner of policr: :rr ,It:urrmam or.r l.t. a-&"f:ry "?r / j O1.O5.2024 ancl 20-07.2024 urith a request to take necessarlr action against the ollicers u'ho liied talsc SCi S'i' cases agalnst the petltioner. The petitioncr also rriade a complalnt bcfore the Loka1,'uktha of Telangana againsI t]re then Assistant Commissioner ol Police Mr. N. Ver-rl<atesh u'ith a reclLlest to tnitiate action to concluct e nqurrr and in turn, the Lolial'uktha disposed the petitioner's complaint No.1016 ttf 2021 liBl on 12' 12'2021 with a clircction to Superintcndent of Police, Kothagudem to conduct r-nc1r-rir-\'. Thereafter, the petitioner macle anothcr representation I-:elbre the Superir-rtendenr of Police, Kothagudr:rr ot 0l'O2-2025 stelting all the details anrl requested to examinc the matl-er and cncluirc ir-rto the issue and close all the lalse cases ag:rinst the petirioner and initiate action against the responsible police officers br-rt till datc no actiou has been initiated. Questioning the same, the present $.rit pe[ition is ltlecl. ,+. A counter has been filed b1' the respondent No.3 u'herein it is stated that the representation sr-rbrnitted b1. the. petitioner belore t hc respondent No.2 rvas fonn'arded to respondent No 3 througl-r proper channel for enquiry and submission of report lt is further submitted that respondent No.3 has conducted enquiry u'herein it revealed that petitioner is unlarvful characler, locally and continuously indulging in the commissio[ of lau,less acts involving breach of public peace and tranqurlity and is ir-rvolved in 24 cases ,l/ i !!r-\, ']mru -l and olll of *'hic:ir 18 cascs a.c p<:nclirg :rnrr tlr. r ;,iirsr .r' tlrc s:iicl casr:s hrtve l)er'n ,t1f f iii'11,d i1 t[-rt, cotl1tCi.. Il ts I r -] hcr. sLrl)mttt(,rl that i:t vi('u, )t tlrc i11., llt,erncnt oI lltc pctitrrr i llrc ab,tur. crilninal c:ascs r llrs lrr'r.<tr.ltt, itrc.Lttnttcnl on ll:r rrLt-t rl policc ro opct.r llori clv Sit ,, i r trlt pr-ocr'r-riilqs rlatctl )21 I rssrrcrl I>r tl-re Sub l)ir ir;; r.al I'.licc ()r-frccr'. I)lra:nnr rr.L. Bh:rrrr.arrr-i Kothaqudcrn lli:;t i.t arrrl th. s:rrnc hirs lrccrr r.r ( \\'cl irnci l)errg ()-.1 maintainecl til ,l. rtc. It is flrrtltcr- sulrnrittr.rl r rt r)(.titirl1.1cr IS crrcalnrg r-ruisa:rr L "'rtlr rlrc' gt'r.rcral ptrlrlic lrul. rlu ro i.rrr rrobcrlr, .trc conlutq fo:.,,,;rrtl to lorlgc cr>nt1t)irint. It js fr-trtr.tr r s;ulr:nrttc,cl lltat the rr.s1to nd r- n lirllrtu tng tI.rl Circttla:- lltsll.r l( I ot'rs tsslrcri l.lr Dircc tor (:t'llr-I-.tt ltrlic c Ilvi I , ; r ltiLii C.No.2172lC).1 S(lllil/e II) /'tS,t 22. <larerl 22,07.,1r) t2 ri.l.rerein it rs statc(l lo follou , it,. l)ri)(.(.(lLn.( III opcrrirrq itrtrl cortl r rLinrl,'rertcrvine the roudr,T'sr-lsli(,r'li, itisl()1 ,. slti,cts, ;rs sttc:lt tlrr: corr,1 r.terrt nttthoritr 1S firllos.ing tir, plo( ( (lllr'(, s I)cl 'I'.S I).Nl,Orclcrs r )!) trr 6O2 ancl revierviLrq thc | ,t il o1,.15. .;151

5. l,earnecl r.i.rs.l f.r tht- l)etitiollcr- srrbmits tl,r I tlt. qrie\a.c(, of tl-rc petitior.rr.: in 1ltis * r'it pclition is 1.lt:rt respo. I ,nt N'o.2 is not investigatirg th. is;su. arrrl n.t iritiatr.g thc acLi.rr on responclc.t Nos.4 ancl 5 1rr. r.onclrrctir.te cletailcrl c.nqr-rirr. iasing or.r the petitloner's rcprcs(.n{.rtio| clalt'd O\.O'2.20'25 blrt, ll , sa;rl aspecl rs Ilo \\rh.erc ll1cnLi.)lrC(l i| thc cOrrntct- lllcd lr.f'tlte rcslt I tclr:rlts. )

6. In that vier,r, of the matter, responrlent No.2 is instructed to direct the respondent Nos.4 and S to cause detailed enquirw on the pctitioner's reprcsentatior-r datecl O 1.02.2O25 and clispose tl_re represe ntation t.jthin a period oI (0 1) month from rhe datc ol rcc:eipt ol copl. of this order for lurrher course of.action.

7. Wrth these observatior-ts, this writ petition 'l'here shall be no order as to costs. 1S disposed of ,,\ s :t secluel, miscellaneous applications, if anv pending, shall stand closed Sd/.B.REKHA RANI SSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Principal Secretary Home Department, Secretariat, The State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Bhadradri Kothagudem District at Kothagudem. 3. The Station House Officer, Dhammapet Police Station, Bhadradri Kothagudem District.

4. N. Venkatesh, ACP, Kalluru, Now working as ACP, SB Wing, Khammam District.

5. T. Kiran, Circle lnspector, Sathupalli, Khammam District. 6 One CC to SRL CHALAKANI VENKAT YADAV Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP FOR HON4E ,High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] B. Two CD Copies PVL PMK i ! HIGH COURT DATED:2910812025 ORDER WP.No.4766 of 2025 :\ o :.. I, ."t t ,,,^,]. t I t:i: 296 i, li ; ii ,,I /. /; l; :) i:'.) /a i DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS D{ 4'