IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19573 of 2008 Between: K. Murali Venkata Krishna Rao, S/o. Radha Krishna Murthy, Victory Exports, R/o. Flat No. 301, Akruthi Nilayam, CZECH Colony, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. byits Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, CCS Police Station, Hyderabad. 4 The Station House Officer, CCS Police Station, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the against the action of the respondent 3 and 4 in harassing the petitioner at the instigation of Harinder Aurora, belongs to M/s. Astra Granites Limited, Canada, as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India. Consequently direct the respondents not to interfere of granite exports business of the petitioner by harassing him. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CHALLA.SRINIVASA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 19573 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 3 and 4 in harassing the petitioner at the instigation of one Harinder Aurora of M/s. Astra Granites Limited, Canada as arbitrary, illegal, against the principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India; consequently, to direct the respondents not to harass and interfere with the Granite export business of the petitioner. The case of the petitioner is that he is running Granite business in the name and style ‘Victory Exports’ after getting permission from the authorities. His office is located at Alluri Seetharamaraju Nagar, Nizampet Road, Kukatpally. He is running the business for the last four years and exporting granite to the desired persons in India and abroad. One Mr. Harinder Aurora of M/s. Astra Granites, Canada approached him in the month of July, 2007 and ordered some goods with specific measurements. Accordingly he supplied the said goods up to September, 2007. Since his repayment was not in proper time as per the terms and conditions, he stopped sending goods to him. Further, though Mr. Harinder Aurora ordered some more goods, he failed to lift the same with the terms and conditions. As the matter stood thus, a police constable by name Ramesh and another attached to the office of 3rd and 4th respondents came to his office and house saying that the DCP and the S.I. attached to CCS, Hyderabad Police Station are calling him to the Police Station. They also gave telephone numbers. He received calls from the said Mobiles and he was asked to come to the police station in order to settle the disputes with regard to the business transaction between him and Aurora. When he refused to go to police station, the situation has become worse. They started threatening the inmates of his house saying that he failed to compromise the issue. He further asserted that he did not indulge in any crime at any point of time , he did not do anything wrong in the business, he has no misunderstandings with anybody and, therefore, the action of the respondents 3 and 4 is arbitrary and illegal. Learned Government Pleader appearing for Home, on instructions, stated that the respondents – police officials have never interfered into the business affairs of the petitioner nor asked him to compromise with the said Aurora or called him to the Police Station and harassed, as alleged by the petitioner. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere into any of the civil disputes between the petitioner and the said Harinder Aurora, without due process of law. C.V. RAMULU, J. Date: 21-11-2008. MVB.