THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.27066 OF 2007 Dated 21st January, 2008 Between: Kokkirigadda Durga Bhavani and another …Petitioners And The Superintendent of Police, Kakinada And five others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.27066 OF 2007 O R D E R: In this writ petition, the petitioners seek a direction by way of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the third respondent in interfering with their personal life and liberty, at the instance of respondents 4 and 6, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently to direct respondents 3, 4 and 6 not to interfere with their personal life and liberty. It is the case of the petitioners that both of them are majors and they are in love with each other and got married on 23-10-2007 at Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Annavaram, East Godavari District as per Hindu rites and customs. The grievance of the petitioners is that at the instance of the first petitioner’s father, mother and paternal uncle i.e., respondents 4 to 6, the third respondent- Station House Officer, Mummidivaram Police Station, Mummidivaram, East Godavari District is interfering with their personal life and liberty. Counter-affidavit is filed by the third respondent stating that no complaint was filed either by the petitioners or by respondents 4 to 6. It is further stated that on 18-12-2007 he received a letter dated 04-11-2007 through registered post, written by the first petitioner, wherein a request was made to the police to persuade the unofficial respondents to honour the marriage of the petitioners. It is stated that on receipt of the said letter, an entry was made in the general diary and the unofficial respondents 4 to 6 were summoned for enquiry, who came along with their relatives and stated that they had no objection for the marriage of the petitioners and they would not interfere with their married life. Except the allegation of the petitioners that the third respondent, at the instance of respondents 4 to 6, is interfering with their personal life and liberty, there is no other basis in support of the same. Moreover, in the counter-affidavit, it is categorically stated by the third respondent that the police are not interfering with the life and liberty of the petitioners and even respondents 4 to 6, who are summoned by him, appear to have stated that they had no objection for the marriage of the petitioners and they would not interfere with their married life. In that view of the matter, no further directions are needed to be issued by this Court. Basing on the statement of the third respondent, in the counter-affidavit, this writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY,J Dated 21st January, 2008 vrn