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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Y.LAKSHMANA RAO
Alladi Punna Rao – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-
“…to issue any vmt or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in registering multiple firs with regard to the same incident and registering FIR.No.166 of 2025 dt. 22.04.2025 on the file of Duwada Police Station Visakhapatnam and FIR No.85 of 2025 dt.01.05.2025 on the file of Dwaraka Police Station Visakhapatnam as illegal arbitrary and violative of articles 14, 20 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently quash the FIRs against the petitioner including FIR No.166 of 2025 dt.22.04.2025 on the file of Duwada Police Station Visakhapatnam and transfer all other complaints against Sneha Mutually Aided Cooperative Society Ltd SNEHA MACS LTD where the FIR No.166 of 2025 is registered before Duwada Police Station Visakhapatnam treating the said subsequent complainants as witnesses and to pass such orders….”
2. The writ petition is filed by the petitioner, aged about 71 years, who has been arrayed as Accused No. 3 in Crime No. 166 of 2025, registered on 22.01.2025 at Duvvada Police Station, Visakhap
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