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2026 Supreme(Online)(AP) 7502

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J
KATIKALA SHIVABHAGYA RAO – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Sri N.Subba Rao
For the Respondents: Sri P.Ajay Babu

Table of Content
1. facts surrounding registration of firs. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. arguments regarding the illegality of multiple firs. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 10)
3. court's observations on case law regarding firs. (Para 12 , 13 , 21)
4. ratio decidendi concerning the impermissibility of multiple firs. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
5. final ruling on consolidating cases. (Para 23 , 24 , 25)

ORDER

The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

“…to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in registering multiple FIRs vide FIR No 85 of 2025 on the file of Dwaraka Police Station Visakhapatnam District FIR No 215 of 2025 on the file of Gopalapatnam Police Station Visakhapatnam District FIR No 222 of 2025 on the file of II Town Police Station Visakhapatnam District arising out of the same and a similar offence/incident based on the same set of allegations in FIR No 166 of 2025 dated 22/04/2025 on the file of Duvvada Police Station Visakhapatnam Commissionerate and not clubbing all FIRs as illegal arbitrary violation of Principles of Natural Justi

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