Institute of Legal and Management Studies

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking reliefs in respect of alleged caste-discrimination and social boycott of Dalits in a village in Andhra Pradesh.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter and asked the petitioner to approach the High Court and/or avail other available remedies.

The petition was filed by one Dasari Chenna Kesavulu, who appeared in person, and argued that there was caste-discrimination and social boycott in this village, which falls within Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan's Pithapuram constituency. He submitted that till date, no FIR has been registered or compensation paid to the family of one person who died. Praying for justice, he sought directions to the concerned officers as well as to Pawan Kalyan.

Hearing him, the bench was not inclined to entertain the petition. It suggested that the petitioner approach the jurisdictional High Court, the Superintendent of Police, or avail whatever other remedy is available to him in law.

As per reports, Dalits faced social boycott in one of the villages in Pithapuram after the accidental death of an electrical worker in April. The worker died while working at the residence of a person belonging to the dominant Kapu caste. When the compensation amount, as settled with the deceased's family, was not paid, the Dalit community protested in the village. Statedly, this protest resulted in their social boycott.

Case Title: DASARI CHENNA KESAVULU Versus STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS., W.P.(Crl.) No. 265/2025