The High Court · 2025

1. Lingareddy Sunitha, Wo.lt/.S. Phani Kumar, Aged 43 years, Occ , Doctor, R/o. Flat No. 14, Padmaja Palace, Rock Hills, Rock Town Colony, Sri Nagar Colony, Hyderabad

2. Lingareddy Venkata Sunil, S/o Venkata Subbareddy, Aged 42 years, Occ Business, R/o Plot No. 435/4 Road No. 20, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.

3. Lingareddy Venkata Subhash,, S/o Venkata Subbareddy, Aged !2 years, Occ Business, R/o Plot No.435/4 Road No.20, Jubilee Hilts, Hyderabad. .....PETITIONERS AND

1. State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The Commrssioner of Police, Cyberabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. 3. The Station House Officer, Gachibowli Police Station, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 4. M/s.Shankar Hills Plot Purchasers Welfare Association (Regn. No.2210l1989) rep by its Secretary, Sri Veerabomma Srinivas, S/o.Late V.Mallaiah, aged 44 years, R/o.Flat No.312, H.No.5-1 , Vibhavari Towers, HUDA Trade Centre, Nallagandla, Seri Lingampally GHMC Circle, Hyderabad - 500 0'19. (R - 4 is impleaded as per Court Order dated 14-8-2025 in l.A.No.2 of 2016 WPMP.No.26925 of 2016) .....RESPONDENTS Petition Under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate order, Writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in tnterfering with the civil rights of titie and possession of the petitioners over the land admeasuring Ac.9.00 guntas in survey No. 150 situated at Vattinagulapally village, Rajendranagar mandal, Rangareddy district as illegal, without jurisdiction, contrary to law and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constrtution of India and consequently Cirect the respondents not to interfere with the civil rights of title and possession o" the iletittoners over the land admeasuring Ac.9.00 guntas in survey No. 150 situated at Vattinagulapally village, Rajendranagar mandal, Rangareddy District. l.A.NO:1 OF 2016 (WPMP.NO:22914 OF 2016 ) Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit frled in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents not to interfere with the civil rights of title and possession of the petitioners over the land admeasuring Ac.9.00 gunlas in survey No. 150 situated at Vattinagulapally village, Rajendranagar manda, Rangareddy district, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI E.MADAN MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 : SRI R.LAXMIKANTH REDDY, AGP FOR HOME Counsel for the lmplead Respondent No.4 : SRI S.MALLA RAO The Court made the following ORDER THE IIONOURABLE SRt JUSTICE N'TUKARAM'II WRIT PBTITIO N No.186580F 2016 o RDEII: This Writ Petition is filed under Afticte 226 of C-onstitution of India seeking thc foltowing relief/s: - 't,,, "...to is';ttc an (tPproprt(Ile order 117'it or tlirectiott more particuhrlt' onc in clacltring lha dctio of thc raspontlanls itt llrc ntrlLre ol tYrit ttJ '""ulno''' 'ii,i,',rrii'r,rg r,l',tl' thn ii''il rights L'1, tirlt:'l'1 ry":f)::ii "';:;:i;'''r::i:::;:r:i":, /1r'q 00 !t!tttor l// 'lll''rl'y /' tltt lLtrtJ ,tln'ottttittg 'in,,i,r,i,,t'pntty''illugc' llaicudnittagt l['n'l'tl [!1nu-uraddy Distrttr rts illcarl' without i ttris(trctiu;r"''c;);t;t;tu'r 7' /"" unJ 'r'irtl'rtivc oI Articl. l1 l9 consc'1trcntly dircct thc tasporulcltls ttot tntl 2l ttl tlttt Constin'tion ofintlitt 'ti"l ti'1" antl l.xtsscssiott rtl'tlr patitiotttrs ttt'ct i,,,",1",, tttlh tlrc crvil t' lrrrttl utlnteusLrritrg ii.l tli gu"'u' i sLtrvav iio l50 sitrrttttd ut l/ttttinttgtrlulttrlht ftittage' italnnttru'nigar Mrruhl Rangaratlclv District " I have heard Mr' E Madarl Mohan Rao' learned counsel for the 2. petitioners atlcl Mr.l(.Laxmikanth Redcly' learned Assistarlt Govr:rnlnent Pleader' lor Hornc appearing lor responclent Nos l to 3 ' 'ligltt' "/ Learned counsel tbr the petitioners sublnits tl-rat' iu rclatiorl to the civil 3. clisputes conceruing their proprietary t'ights over the subiect land' the police authorities surntnoued thetn on two occasions' This r'vas despite the fact that the petitioners had atready produced docutnentary evideuce issued by tlte Revenue Depal'tmcnt substantiating their title and possession Nonetheless' the respondents persistecl in sumrnoning them' It is lur rer contended that' upon the Iiling of this lvrit petition, this Courl' by its interirn orcler dated 14'06 2016' directecl the respondents not to interfere with the petitiorlers' civit rights of ownership and possession over land admeasuring Ac' 9 00 guntas in Strrvey Ngt 2 150, situated ar vatti,agulapa,y vi,age, Itaje,dranagar Madar, Ra,ga I{ecrdy Distr-ict, exccpr in accorcrance rvith raw. Learned counser rairly submits that maki.g the i.ter-inr direction absorute rvourcl fulry retlress rhe grievauce of the petitioners 4 Lcarncd Assistant Governr,ent r)lcadcr for Honre sub,rits that the police did not intcrrere rvith the petitioncrs' civir rights as a eged, and trrat their presence was se<:ured only lor pulloses of cnquir.y. I{oucvcr, he raises no sustainable olr.lcction to the prayer fo. rnaking absolule the i,terir.r.r or.cr of this Court. 5 [ have ca.eru[1, peruscd the pleadings and,ratcriar available orr recorcr. It is a settlcd pri,ciplc, reiterated by the Ho,,ble Suprerne Coui in Aleque Patktrrscc t. r-Jrriort ol rrurio, (2007) 6 scc r 7r , and Lctrita r(untari r. G.t,r. o.f utror Protlcslt. (2or4) 2 SCCr t. trrat while trrc porice have sratutory ,owers to i,vestigatc cognizabrc of'rerces, thcy ca^,ot tra,sgress into adjucrication orcivil disputes or intcrtbr.c rvith pnvare property rights, rvhich fall s,ithin the ciomain oicivif coults. [-il<c\visc. in State rf'Haryarrt v. Bhajart Lal, l(.)92 Supp ( I ) SCC 335, it has becu undersc.red that t,e ,olice lnus[ act strictly withi. the pa rarncters of lau'

6. Having r-egard to the plcadings ad thc earlicr inter.irn or.der., and in order 1o adcquately saf'eg.ard trrc petitioners' civil r.ights, this court rleerns it just and appr-opriate to r,ar<e trrc inreri,r clircction absorute. Accordingl,,r, thc respondent 3 police are ctirected to reftain frorn interlering with the petitioners' rights of title and possessiou ovet-the disputecl pl'opefty, except strictly in accordance rvith l To

2. a 4 6 6 7 SA BS With the above direction, this writ petition is allowed' No costs Miscellaneous [)etitions, pending il any, shalI stand closed' //TRUE COPY// SD t-P. PONNA KRISHNA ANT REGISTRAR S TION OFFICER The Principal Secretary, Home Department' lelangan Hf L%fl fl 3:[11?,SfFli,". cvberabad' cachibowrr' +ti:Bx",s"J:zg1rt[,':l:l]HTJiil[?i.:"'ti:t Hvderabad. IOUTI n'.e cc to SRI E IvIADAN IVIOHAN RAO' Adlocate [OPUCI tsH EEiI;iii ; ilALLA nno' Advocate (oPUC) Two CD CoPies Hyde Gach of Te retariat, State of rabad. ibowli, HYderabad langana at {tr --. 1i,::.',r-, \) 21 StP 206 :+* r)C ssai(:,.r *-:: i, ,; .! .i' ,,,./ ,/ HIGH COURT DATED:14 t}Bt2OZs ORDER WP.No.18658 of 2016 ALLOWING II.HE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. 9A ,[ rF --t 2 q lq \r-!