IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 972 of 2003 BETWEEN: Vemula Venkata Laxmi W/o Ramanarsaiah, C/o Roshaiah Kirana Shop, Beside Sambaninagar Board, Mustafanagar, Hyderabad. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Inspector of Police, Khammam Town, Krishna Dist. 2 Mandadapu Venkateswara Prasada Reddy S/o Chinna Koti Reddy Dwamsalapuram, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam 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 any appropriate writ order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the R1 not to interfere in the civil dispute pending between petitioner & R2 vide DS No. 570/02 & declare the action of the R1 in interfering the civil dispute as illegal, arbitrary & violative of Art 14, 21 of Constitution of India with out authority of law. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.RAJASEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus to direct the first respondent not to interfere with the civil dispute pending between him and the second respondent vide O.S.No.570 of 2002 and to declare the action of the first respondent as illegal and arbitrary. 2. This Court granted interim order on 17.01.2003 directing the first respondent not to interfere with the civil dispute pending in O.S.No.570 of 2002 on the file of the Junior Civil Judge, Khammam. The police cannot interfere with the civil disputes; if there is an injunction and if the civil Court orders the police to give necessary police aid then only they are entitled to give police aid but without there being any order of the Court of law and without there being any representation/complaint seeking police protection, the police cannot interfere with the civil disputes. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the first respondent is directed not to interfere with the civil disputes between the petitioner and the second respondent except otherwise in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 16, 2008 DSK