WP. 2919-11 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION No. 2919 OF 2011 Rajesh V. Mishra ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Home Department & Ors. ... Respondents *** Mr. M. M. Vashi i/b M/s. M. P. Vashi & Associates, for the Petitioner. Mr. K. V. Saste, APP for the Respondents. *** CORAM : V. M. KANADE, & A. M. THIPSAY, JJ. DATE : OCTOBER 5, 2011 PC: 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned APP appearing for the State. This petition has been filed under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking writ, order or direction, directing the Commissioner of Police to give protection to the petitioner. 2. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that he is a builder and developer and has undertaken the development work of a slum rehabilitation scheme and during the course of development of the said Scheme, he had received threats of WP. 2919-11 - 2 - extortion from an underworld groups controlled by one Chhota Rajan. It is submitted that initially, the police protection was granted. However, an application was made to the Commissioner of Police for continuing his request for police protection. His application has been rejected in perfunctory manner without giving any reason. In our view, taking into consideration the fact situation in this case, it would be appropriate if the Commissioner of Police is directed to reconsider the application filed by the petitioner for giving police protection and decide the same expeditiously in any case within a period of two weeks from today. . Criminal writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of in the aforesaid terms. [A. M. THIPSAY, J.] [ V. M. KANADE, J.]