WP(C) 2582/2011 BEFORE HE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Ms Devi, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Handiqu e, learned State counsel. The grievance of the petitioner in the present petition is that despite the requests made the respondents are not giving any protection to the petitione rs from the alleged atrocities of the workers belonging to the political party a fter the result of the last assembly election was declared. According to the pet itioners, they lodged a number of first information reports in Samaguri Police S tation which have not been investigated into. The respondent No. 3, the Superintendent of Police has filed a detailed affidavit narrating the steps taken for protecting the life and property of the citizens. In the said affidavit, the police inaction as alleged in the writ petiti on has also been denied. The Superintendent of Police has also stated that on the basis of the FI R lodged a number of police station cases have been registered and investigation has been made. Having regard to the stand taken by the Superintendent of Police in the affidavi t file today i.e. 17.6.2011 the present petition is disposed of directing the re spondents to take all the required steps to protect the life and property of the citizens so that they do not suffer for any post election violence. The respond ents shall also take the required steps to curb such violence, if any. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.