IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25391 OF 2009 BETWEEN: Syed Yousufuddin S/o. Sd. Nijamuddin …. Petitioner AND The Commissioner of Police, Government of A.P., Hyderabad and Others …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25391 OF 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner Syed Yousufuddin seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in interfering in civil matter by taking steps against the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents not to harass the petitioner. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleaders for Home. 3. As it is the grievance of the petitioner that the dispute in which the petitioner involved is civil in nature and that respondent No.2 is harassing and pressuring him to pay the amount and also trying to interfere with his personal liberty by threatening to arrest him, this Court is of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the personal liberty of the petitioner, without following due process under law. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J November 20, 2009. KTL