IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 23244 of 2004 BETWEEN: Thainathi Bikari Saheb S/o. late Mastan Saheb, H.No.11-1-265, Nagereddy Bazar, Macherla. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Macherla Town Police Station, Macherla, Guntur Dist. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur Dist. 3 The Home Secretary Govt of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 Shaik Galib Shareef S/o. John Ahammed, H.No.15-1-552/A, Nehru Nagar, Macherla, Guntur Dist. ...RESPONDENTS 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 writ or direction, declaring the action of the official respondents in calling the petitioner and his family members to the police station and detaining them hours together to resolve the civil dispute is illegal, violating the Fundamental Rights as envisaged in the Constitution of India, in the interest of justice otherwise the petitioner will suffer irreparably. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.PSARMA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: All the allegations made by the petitioner with regard calling him and his family members to the police station and detaining them for hours together have been denied in the counter stating that the police never threatened the petitioner for settlement to give possession of the property to the fourth respondent. The police never took the petitioner and his family members on 07.12.2004 and detained them, locked them as alleged by the petitioner. 2. I am of the opinion that the disputed questions of fact cannot be decided in a writ petition, as such, the petitioner is not entitled for any relief in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESAWRAIAH, J April 23, 2008 DSK