The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.25935 of 2007 Between: Prathipati Pulla Rao …Petitioner and 1.The Superintendent of Police, Guntur District and another. …Respondents The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.25935 of 2007 Order: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks a direction by way of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not restoring the personal security to be given to the petitioner as arbitrary and illegal, and consequently, direct the respondents to restore the security. In the affidavit, filed in support of the Writ Petition, it is stated that the petitioner was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, on behalf of a recognised political party i.e., Telugu Desam Party, in Guntur District, in the elections held in the year 1999. It is further stated that when he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly, in view of the threat from the rival political factions and also from the extremists, he was given personal security. But however, after he lost in the elections held in the year 2004, the security was withdrawn. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of his making representation to the respondents- authorities for restoration of personal security, no action has so far been taken. Counter-affidavit is filed by the first respondent- Superintendent of Police, Guntur District, denying receipt of any representation alleged to have been made by the petitioner on 11-06-2007. It is stated that the authority to provide security to any public representative with gunmen, apart from the recommended list of subjects by SRC- 2007, is the Additional Director General of Police, Intelligence, but not the first respondent- Superintendent of Police, Guntur. It is further stated that if the petitioner makes a representation in this regard, the same will be forwarded to the Additional Director General of Police, Intelligence, for placing the same before the Security Review Committee. From the pleadings on record, it is clear that no representation has been filed by the petitioner, before the competent authority, to assess the threat perception against him. Inasmuch as it is stated in the counter-affidavit that if the petitioner files a representation, the respondents-authorities are ready to forward the same to the Additional Director General of Police, Intelligence, for consideration, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition permitting the petitioner to make a representation seeking personal security to the Additional Director General of Police, Intelligence, through the first respondent. If such representation is filed, the first respondent shall forward the same to the Additional Director General of Police, Intelligience, for placing the same before the Security Review Committee, who shall consider the threat perception against the petitioner and take steps accordingly. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ (R.Subhash Reddy, J) 17th January, 2008 lur