IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 15079 of 2008 Between: 1 Kusini Venkata Lakshmi W/o.Veera Swami Apparao Pet Dammapet(M) Khammam District 2 Battini Nasima W/o.Thirupati Rao Apparaopet(V) Dammapet(M) Khammam District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Govt of A.P rep.by its Secretary Home Secretariat Hyderabad Hyderabad 2 Superintendent Of Police Khammam,Khammam District 3 Station House Officer Dammapet Vilage & (M) Khammam District 4 Mandal Revenue Officer Dammapet(M) Khammam District 5 Yerramesetti Satyanarana S/o.Narayanaswamy Apparaopet(V) Dhammapet(M) Khammam District .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to pass order or orders more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not providing police protection to us enabling us to carry out agricultural activities in the land in Sy.No.394/11 and 394/12 admeasuring ac 1.19 gts and Ac 3.07 gts respectively situated at Mustiband(V) Dammapet(M) Khammam District as illegal and arbitrary by giving effect to the proceedings of 4th respondent vide proccedings No.B/356/2008 dt.04-04-2008 and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.HANUMANTHA RAO VELLALACHERVU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO :15079 of 2008 ORDER: Petitioners seek direction to the respondents 1 to 4 to provide police protection for pursuing the agricultural operations in their agricultural land in Survey Nos. 394/11, 394/12 in an extent of Acs.1.19 guntas and Acs. 3.07 guntas respectively, in Mustiband Village, Dammapet Mandal, Khammam District. These lands are stated to have been assigned to the petitioners by proceedings dated 11.8.2007. Petitioners allege that the 5th respondent is an influential local, who is in illegal occupation and possession of Government land in Survey No. 394 and is interfering with their agricultural operations despite the assignment of the land to them by the competent authority. In a grievance such as the one presented in this writ petition, the petitioners are seen to have an effective, alternative, statutory remedy by way of injunctive relief. Relegating the petitioners to pursue the available alternative remedy, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 14th July, 2008 pnb