HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.7034 of 2011 Date: March 29, 2011 Between: Mulagalati Appala Swamy @ Appa Rao, S/o.Jagannadham, aged 70 years, R/o.13th ward, D.No.50-81-33, Shanthipuram, Akkayapalem Post, Visakhapatnam and another … Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others … Respondents Order: Petitioners seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent – Station House Officer, IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam in interfering with the civil disputes between them and the non-official respondent herein as illegal and arbitrary. Petitioners claim that they are the owners and possessors of land admeasuring Ac.1.00 cents each in Sy.No.275 of Adivivaram village, Visakhapatnam District. It is their case that originally the said property was part of an Estate, which was later given to their ancestors way back in the year 1942 and since then they have been in possession of the same. It is stated that there is a civil dispute between them and the third respondent herein with regard to the aforesaid land. It is their grievance that second respondent herein is interfering with such dispute, summoning them to the police station, beating them and insisting to settle the matter. When the matter came up on 23-03-2011, learned Government Pleader was directed to obtain instructions. Today, when the matter is taken up, based on the written instructions sent by the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam City, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home that no complaint is filed either by the petitioners or the non-official respondent herein and most of the allegations in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition are only against third respondent. It is further submitted that petitioners were never summoned and the allegations that they were beaten are false. Although petitioners allege interference by the second respondent in the civil dispute between them and the third respondent, respondents-police categorically deny the same. In absence of any material in support of the allegations of the petitioners, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition placing on record the submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home that respondents-police are not interfering in the civil dispute which exists between the petitioners and the third respondent and that petitioners are not being summoned. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. However, it is made clear that if there are any further complaints of this nature against the respondents-police, the same will be viewed seriously. __________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J March 29, 2011 MRR