The High Court · 2025

Judgment

5. The State of Telangana, Home Department, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad.

The Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Station, Hyderguda Main Road, Gun Foundry, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad City, Telangana - 500001. The Additional Commissioner of Police, (L and 0) Central Crime Station, Hyderguda Main Road, Gun Foundry, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad City Telangana - 500001. The Additional Commissioner of Police, (Crimes), Central Crime Station, Hyderguda Main Road, Gun Foundry, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad City, Telangana - 800001 . lndus Towers Limited Company, Rep. by its authorised Signatories Mr. Amish Mehta, Chief Finance Officer, Mr.Rajinder Kumar, Chief of Legal and Company Secretary Having its corporate Office at Sy. No.133, 4-51, 8th floor, SLN'Terininus, Be-side Botanical Gardens, Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500032 Telangana having its Regd. office at Building no. 10 Tower B,4th floor, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon - 122 002 (Haryana) ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue appropriate writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents 2 to 4 in interfering with the lifr: and liberty of the petitioners as highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. '14, r 9 and 21 of the constitution of lndia and consequdntially direct the respondents not to interfere with life and liberty ol the petitioners in the pursuit of settling disputes with regard to the business transactions (civil disputes) with 5th respondent. 1A NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under siection 151 cPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to forbear the respondent no's 2 to 4 from interfereing with the life and liberty of the petitioners by calling them day-in and day-out to the 2nC respondent police station pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI THEDLAPU DIPSIKHA Counsel for Respondents No.1to4 :SRl G.ANIKETH REDOY,AGp FOR HOME Counsel for Respondents No.5 : -- The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTTCE T. VINOD KUMAR Writ Petition N o.9L29 of 2O25 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petltioners, Sri G.Aniketh Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader For Home appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4, and with the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal at the admission stage.

2. Having regard to the manner of disposal of the Writ Petition at the admission stage and the nature of /s involved, this Court is of the view that notice to unofficial respondent No.5 is not necessary for adjudication of the present Writ Petition.

3. Shorn of unnecessary details, the case of the petitioners, in brief, is that while there exists a business dispute (civil dispute) between the petitioners and the unofficial respondents, the respondents-authorities are involving in the said business dispute without any authority of law, thereby, interfering with the petitioners' personal life and liberty, which action of the respondents-authorities, it is contended as highly illegal, arbitrary and without sanction of law.

4. Per contra, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 4 would submit that the \i-i 2 5th respondent herein had approached the respondents and lodged a complaint against the petitioners herein and based on the complaint, the authorities have registered a case, vide Crime N0.36 of 2025 on

20.03.2025 against the petitioners herein, who are errrayed as accused Nos.1 and 2 in the aforesaid crime.

5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would further submit that since the 5th respondent by the complalnt lodged l'rad alleged of the petitioners having cheated it to the tune of Rs.75,00,000/-, the aforesaid crime has been registered with Central Crime Station.

6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would further submit that the petitioners rave been called to the police station only for the purpose of causing preliminary enquiry into the aforesaid crinre registered; and that the respondents-authorities are not interfering with the personal life and liberty of the petitioners

7. I have taken note of the respective contentions urged. B. Having regard to the submissions made as above, though the petitioners claim of existence of the business dispute with the unofficial respondent and no case is being registered against them for the authorities to interFere with their life and liberty, since, it is now stated to this Court that based on the complaint made by the liil- respondent the authorities having registered a case, vide Crime No.36 of 2025 i t 3 dt.20.03.2025, this Couft is of the view that the respondents-authorities are to be directed to conduct investigation into the aforesaid crime and take action therein, in accordance with law. 9 Subject to above direction, the Writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

10. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. /ITRUE COPY// SD/.K.AMMAJI EPUTY REGTSTRAR SECTION OFFI CER To, 1 . The Principal Secretary, Secretariat Buildings, State of Telangana' Home Department, HYderabad. Telangana - 500001 .

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2. The commissioner of Police, central crime station, Hydergudajttlain Road, - c;; F;;;arv, eiirt""r. Bash, Hvderabad Citv' Telansana - 500001 ' " Hfifiil; r,,rri" i6ii' -cnn 4. The Additional Commissioner of Police, (CrimesJ, Central Crime Station' - Hfifiil; rr,rrin n6io' 5. One CC to SRI THEDLAPU DIPSIKHA, Advocate tOPUCl 6.TwoCCstoGPFORHOME,HighCourtfortheStateofTelangana.[OUT] 7. Two CD CoPies. Foundry, Bisheer Bagh, Hvderabad citv' T6langana - 500001 ' -enn BSK LS HIGH COURT DATED:2610312025 '\ l-lE. .S 14 /4 (oR 9,.' 1t hpfr Zt6 (.P '\ .ic, t ORDER WP.No.9129 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS /2 4.,.t 7714zt4<s