1. Mekala Laxmi v. The State of Telangana

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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4th Respondent, The Circle lnspector of Police, Boath Division, P.S. Bazarhathnoor, Adilabad District, Adilabad, Telangana, ...RESPONDENTS : in calling the petitioners to the porice station and pressurizing them to setfle the civil dispute between the petitioners r"J rh;;;fi.llar Respondents No.5 to 7 and in threatening to impricate the petitioneis in "iirinli.r.es if the petitioners fair to do so and in forcino f he petitioners t": vi"iJ t-"- the iregar demands of the lTlorggntr no' s to"z giving up tne petititneisi"rights, tire, and interest in the rmmovabre property' as iflegar, arbitrary, urarp,oLeo and has resurted in vioration of the Petitioners' fundamentar right ;f d;;";;-;;ertv under Articre 2.r of the constitution of lndia and consequently direct the Respondents No. 1 to 4 not to call the Petitioners to the police Striio-n Arzrr."inr""r, nlifrOad, Telangana and not to pressurize the petitioners in setfling the civir oLpri"- out*""n the petitioners and the Respohdents No. 5 to 7 . lA NO: 1 oF 2025 unorricial Respondents t" a:"';: ;;;di"s disposar Petition under Section 1 51 cpc prafing that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in suooort ot *re peiition, inl iiign court may be preased to DIRECT the Respondenis No. t t" f l"'r".ist'ine petitioners to attend before ""i the Respondent No.4, The circre rn.p""toi,'a;ltt'oiui.ion, p.s. Bazarhathnoor, Adilabad District repeatedry for setileri"ri "i J"il'ii.pute between the petitioners r," i'o-oru''*rit ;:f,H" Counsel for the petitioner: SRl. JAKKAMSETTT RAVTNDRA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: Gp FOR HOME Counsel forthe Respondent NOs.S to 7: _-- The Court made the following: ORDER "r HON'BI,E SITI.IUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR WI{IT Pl.l'tl'l'ION No.l 8067 of2025 ORDEIT Heard [earned eounscl lor the petitioners and leamed Govenrmrrrt Pleacl..r [ir' I lortre appearing on behalf of respondent Itlos. I to ,i, and pclused the recorrd. With the consent of the leamed counsel appearing lbr the respective parlies, the writ petition is taken up lor hcilring anii ,iisposri rt admission stage

2. Haling regard lo rh9 narure of /rs involved in the Writ petition and the nrirnner ol tlisposal. this Court is o1 the view that notice to unoff-rcial r'jsponricirLs is rr.ri riccessary lbr adjudication of the present \"'iit Petiti,.rn.

3. 'lhc case ot' thc pcritioners in brief is that though multiple crimes hri ' e bcrrr rcgrstclccl against tlie petitioners herein, the resporrdent r.r,ithout invcstigating into the aforesaid crimes in 4 accordancc with lar.r, is calling the petitioners to the 4th respondent Police Strriion a.il IrrcssLrlizirrg the petitioners to settle the disputes rviLh respondent Nos.5 to 7, which action of the respondent authorities it is contcrrded as highly iilegal, arbitrary, unauthorized and resulted in 2 violation of petitioners' lundaurental right ol pcrsonal libcrty without authority and sanction of lar.v

4. Per contra, learned Cioverlrncnt. l)lcacler. for. Hornc appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. I to 4 whilc denying the Writ avermcnts would submit that based on the cornplaiirt givsl b1 one V.Nikhita oL-r 17-02-2025, the respondent authoritres havc registered a case vide Cr.No.l912025 wherein petitiorrer No.2 hercin is arrayed as Accused No.2 while petitioner No.i is an.aved as ,,\--i and the husband of 1't petitioner is arrayed as Accused No. l.

5. Learned Governntent Pleadcr. lot- I Ionre tur.ther subrtrits that in addition to the aforesaid cr.inrc. ther.c ar.c aiso other. cascs that ar.e registered against the pctitioncrs hcr.cin an<_i rhur the rcspondent authorities except conducting investigation into the aforesaid crimes, are not interfering in the cir il disputes r.tor. ,;oc,.cing the pclitioners to settle the disputes with respondent Nos.,5 to 7.

6. The aforesaid submissions madc b1, the leamed Govemment Pleader for Home are taken on record.

7. Since, it is now stated betbrc this Court that the petilioners are involved in 6 crimes ir.rcluding Cr.No.19/2025 clated 17-02-2025 \ \ 3 ., courl is of'the wherein petitioncr Nos.2 and .i are a,.ayed as Accused No.2 and 3 u,hile the husbartrj ol- i pcLirioner is arrayed as Accused No.l, this * trraL tirc respondent authorities are to be directed lnvL.:;iigatton inro rhe aforesaid crimes strictly ln accordancc n'ith rarr ri'ithor-rr irrterl-ering in the civir disputes that may oliist bet\\een the pctrtioners and defacto_complainants in the said tc. conducr "'ie c: ilnes 8 Subject ro lboi,c oirsen,ation and direction, this Writ petition is disposed ol. No co.srs

9. Corrs,cquentl_r. rnisccllaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closcd. To, //TRUE COPYII SD/-A. SRINIVASA REDDY ISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER

2. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. The Superintendent of police, Adilabad District, Adilabad, Telangana The station House officer p.S. Bazarhathnoor, Adirabad District, Adirabad, Telangana. 4' The Circre Inspector, Boath Division, p.s. Bazarhathnoor, Adirabad District, 5. One CC to SRt. JAKKAMSETTT RAVTNDRA Advocate tOpUCl 6. Two CCs to Gp FOR HOME ,High Cou( for the State of Telangana. [OUT] Adilabad, Telangana. Two CD Copies 7 KKS LS I HIGH COURT DATED:2710612025 ,c i,t' IHE ST 4r (' 0 4 AUE 2U5 o (. -) !,1 t) t o \ ORDER WP.No.18067 of 2025 DISPOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS N \i E i