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2025 Supreme(Online)(AP) 11857
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
N. HARINATH, J
Panyam Vuppu Suresh – Appellant
Versus
The State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
Writ Petition No: 42680 of 2022
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Sri.G.V.Gangadhar
For the Respondents: GP for Home, GP for Corporation, Public Prosecutor for CID
The court reinforced the principle that threats against individuals during legal proceedings violate their rights to livelihood and warrant judicial intervention.
Headnote:(A) Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19 (g), 21 - Writ petition seeking to challenge threats made to petitioners regarding loan accounts - Petitioners requested for records of their loan accounts, claiming actions of respondents as illegal and arbitrary - Court granted interim orders protecting petitioners from threats. (Paras 2, 3)
(B) Right to livelihood - Court noted the importance of protecting petitioners' rights during the ongoing proceedings - Respondents accused of unlawful threats impacting petitioners' livelihoods. (Para 4)
Facts of the case:
Petitioners claim they are being threatened by the respondents regarding their loan accounts and seek a writ for protection from such actions.
Findings of Court:
The court acknowledged the ongoing nature of the cases and the need to protect the rights of the petitioners during proceedings.
Issues: The main issues included the legality of the actions taken by respondents against the petitioners regarding their loans and threats made by officials.
Ratio Decidendi: The court reinforced the principle that threats against individuals, particularly concerning their livelihoods during legal proceedings, merit judicial intervention.
Result: Interim order extended until the next hearing.
Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased' to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, call for the records pertaining to the Petitioners' Loan Accounts from the respondents 5 and 6 and furnish the same to the-petitioners enabling them to clear off the balance loan amount whatever-`am-aunt released to their respective loan accounts. without-giving breathing time by declaring the action of .the respondents 6 to 9 herein in calling-the petitioners to their offices and givingr threats repeatedly, as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law, violative ofArticles 14, 19 (g), 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents herein not to call the petitioners to their offices and not to give threats them.
lA NO: 1 OF '2022:
Petition under Section 151 of CPC is filed praying that in the cI'rCumStanCeS Stated in the afflda,vit- filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents herein not to give threats to the petitioners by calling them and their family mem-b`ers to their offices, pending disposal of W.P.No.42680 of 2022, on the file of the High Court. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the affI'daVit filed in support thereof and the Orders Of the High Court dated 06.01.2023, 19.01.2023124.01.2023] 28.02.2023124.08.2023, 03.10:2C;,.23, 23.ll.2023l
12.12.2023i 22.12.20231 02.02.20241 07.03.20241 26.04.2024) 19.08.20241
20.09.2024, 07.ll.2024, 29.ll.2024,10.01.2025, 07.03.2025 & 21.04.2025 made herein and upon hearing. the arguments of Sri.G.V.Gangadhar, Advocate for the Petitioners and of leamed G.P. for Home for the Respondent No.1 and of leamed G.P. for Corporation for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 and of public prosecutor for clD for the Respondent Nos. 6 to 9, the Court made the following;
ORDER:
f'Post the matter on 29.07.2025.
