THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 13268 of 2005 Dated: 27.09.2005 Between: Injeti Subba Reddy, S/o Seshi Reddy, R/o P. Chintakunta Village, Allagadda Mandal, Kurnool District and others. .....PETITIONERS AND The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool, Kurnool District and others. … RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioners are the cultivating tenants of the lands in S.Nos. 946, 947, 948 and 481 of P.Chintaunta Village, Allagadda Mandal, Kurnool District, belonging to Sri Sambasiva and Venugopalaswamy Temple. When the temple authorities proposed to auction the leasehold rights in respect of the said lands, the petitioners filed suits against the temple and the same are pending. In the meanwhile, the temple authorities conducted auction. The respondents 2 and 3, at the instigation of the highest bidder in the said auction, are threatening the petitioners and trying to interfere with the civil disputes in respect of the lands in question. Challenging the said action of the respondents, the present writ petition is filed. No doubt, the police have the statutory right to conduct investigation in respect of the cognizable offence. But, at the same time, they have no right to interfere with the civil disputes between the parties. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed directing the respondents not to interfere with the civil disputes in respect of the lands in S.Nos. 946, 947, 948 and 481 of P.Chintaunta Village, Allagadda Mandal, Kurnool District. No costs. __________ 27.09.2005 sh