WP(C) 2663/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P K MUSAHARY Heard Mr. D.Das, learned senior counsel for the petitioners and Mr.J.Handique, learned Govt. Advocate, Assam. The petitioner is a businessman and he happened to be a brother-in-law of a surrendered ULFA leader Sri Saurav Gogoi. Earlier he was provided with a Pe rsonal Security Officer (PSO) by the Government on payment of requisite amount a s per direction of this court on 23.11.2000 in W.P(C) No.6343 of 2000. The petit ioner has been living without PSO from 2009 to till date. He received a letter i n April, 2011 from the banned Organisation demanding ransom from him. Due to su ch ransom demand and existence of threat perception, he submitted representation before the Inspector General of Police (Securit) on 3.5.2011 (Annexure -3 to th e writ petition) but till now no PSO has been provided to him, which has led him to file this writ petition. In my considered view, since there is a demand for huge amount as ransom from the banned organization, the petitioner has a genuine ground for seeking P SO.Since the law & order matter is to be dealt with by the State Home Department , as prayed for by the petitioner, I direct the respondent-authorities particula rly respondent No.2, to consider and dispose of the representation dated 3.5.201 1 which is pending disposal before the respondent No.3, Inspector General of Pol ice Security, Kamrup, Guwahati within a period of seven days from the date of re ceipt of the certified copy of this order and take necessary steps for providing PSO , provided the petitioner agrees to bear the cost. It may also be provided that if there is any dues pending for providing PSO to the petitioner on earlier occasions, the same shall be paid by the petitioner. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition stands disposed of.