Bandarupalli Kodanda Raghavaiah v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.KESHAVA RAO WRIT PETITION No.39399 of 2018 Between:

Bandarupalli Kodanda Raghavaiah and another ..Petitioners and The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District and others ..Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Mr.G.V.S.Mehar Kumar Counsel for respondent No.1: Government Pleader for Home (A.P.) Counsel for respondent No.2: Mr.J.AnilKumar, standing counsel for Legal Services Authority Counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 12: -- The Court made the following:

CVNR,J & PKR,J W.P.No.39399 of 2018 ORDER: (Per the Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy) This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief.

"...to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the award dt.19-11-2016 made in Lok Adalat Case No.301/2016 passed by 2nd respondent herein without following the procedure contemplated under Regulation 38 and 39(2) of A.P. State Legal Services Authority Regulations, 1999 is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Regulations of the A.P. State Legal Services Authority Regulations, 1999 and consequently set aside the same and to pass other order or orders..."

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After hearing Mr.G.V.S.Mehar Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, we are of the opinion that the petitioners allegedly being the victims and not parties to the criminal proceedings, which ended in compromise between respondent Nos.11 and 12 on the one side and respondent Nos.3 to 10 on the other side, the impugned award would not affect their rights. Notwithstanding the impugned Lok Adalat award, the petitioners can set civil/criminal law into motion against respondent Nos.3 to 12, at their option. It is further made clear that in such event, the impugned

CVNR,J & PKR,J W.P.No.39399 of 2018 Lok Adalat award would not come in their way of pursuing their civil/criminal remedies.

3.

Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is dismissed.

4.

As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, I.A.No.1 of 2018 filed by the petitioners for interim relief stands dismissed as infructuous.

__________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J ___________________ P.KESHAVA RAO, J 02nd November, 2018 GHN