IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 10636 of 2005 BETWEEN: M.S. Raju S/o Late M. Narayana Raju, R/o Flat No. 142 Jala Vayu Vihar, Kukatpally, Hyderabad ... PETITIONER AND The Circle Inspector of Police Kukatpally Police Station, Kukatpally Ranga Reddy District ...RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction declaring the action of the respondent in interfering with civil disputes and threatening the petitioner to compromise in the Matters as illegal arbitrary and pass such other or further orders as the Hon'ble Court feels deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: The only allegation of the petitioner is that the respondent is interfering with his civil disputes and threatening him to compromise the matters, which is illegal and arbitrary. 2. This Court while admitting the writ petition directed the respondent not to interfere with the civil disputes of the petitioner. As no counter is filed, I am of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of holding that unless a complaint has been filed against the petitioner alleging that cognizable offence has been committed and unless a crime is registered, the police cannot interfere with the civil disputes and threaten the petitioner to compromise the matters. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the respondent is directed not to interfere with the civil disputes of the petitioner except otherwise in accordance with law and unless a crime is registered. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J May 1, 2008 DSK