THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.2426 of 2010 DATE:08.02.2010 Between: Mehtab Hussain .... Petitioner and The Inspector of Police, Task Force, West Zone, with office at Begumpet, Secunderabad, and others .... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.2426 of 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that at the instigation of third parties, respondents 1 and 2 are summoning him to the police station, making him to sit there for hours together and threatening him with dyre consequences, without there being any complaint registered against him. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home. 3. When it is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the dispute between the petitioner and the third parties is civil in nature, in my considered view, respondents 1 and 2 have no jurisdiction to interfere with the personal liberty of the petitioner, but at the same time, the powers vest with them cannot be curtailed. In the light of the same, respondents 1 and 2 are hereby directed not to interfere with the personal liberty of the petitioner, without following due process under law. 4. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 8th February, 2010 cbs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.2426 of 2010 (Disposed of) 8th February, 2010 cbs