IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2983 of 2009 Between: G.Subramanyam S/o.Thelaiah R/o.Bandladoddi Village, Bangarupalem Mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 3 The Station House Officer, P.S. Bangarupalem, Bangarupalem Chittoor, Chittoor District. ....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the inaction on the part of the respondents 2 & 3 in granting police protection to perform the festival namely Mileru Jatara at Bandladodi Village, Kodalamadugu Gram Panchayat, Bangarupalem Mandal, Chittoor District which is schedule to be fixed on 27.2.2009 amounts to erroneous, arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to provide police protection to perform the festival namely Mileru Jatara at Bandladodi Village, Kodalamadugu Gram Panchayat, Bangarupalem Mandal, Chittoor District as schedule to be fixed on 27.2.2009. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.C.KRISHNAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : Order: The petitioner claims to be a permanent resident of Bandladoddi Village of Bangarupalem Mandal, Chittoor District. He filed this writ petition stating that on 10.2.2009 he along with other residents of the village made a representation to respondents 1 and 2 requesting to provide police protection to enable them to perform the Mileru Festival in their village on 27.2.2009, which is being performed from time immemorial, in order to prevent any untoward incident. The grievance of the petitioner is that due to the political vengeances prevailing in the village, some of his rival party group enemies influenced the respondents not to extend any protection so that they can cause some galata in the festival and, therefore, he approached the 3rd respondent and gave the representation to provide protection, in vain. Hence this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home and at their request the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. The learned Government Pleader for Home submits that since the representation of the petitioner is pending with the respondents, instead of this Court going into the merits of the matter, the respondents may be directed to consider and dispose of the representation. In the circumstances, the respondents are directed to consider the representation dated 10.2.2009 of the petitioner to provide police protection to perform Mileru festival on 27.2.2009 peacefully in the light of the apprehension expressed by the petitioner and take appropriate decision expeditiously. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.19.2.2009 NOTE: Furnish CC by tomorrow (B/o) msv