IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION No.5558 of 2004 Between: 1 Kummarapurugu Usharani, W/o.K.Ramanarao R/o.K.V.R.Swamy Road, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 2 Kummarapurugu Ramanarao, S/o.Tirupathirao, R/o.K.V.R.Swamy Road, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 3 Kummarapurugu Ramakrishna @ Nani, S/o. Ramanarao, R/o.K.V.R.Swamy Road, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 4 Kummarapurugu Chiranjeevi Swamy, S/o. Ramanarao, R/o.K.V.R.Swamy Road, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, E.G.District at Kakinada. 2 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 3 The Station House Officer,III Town P.S., Rajahmundry, E.G.Dist. 4 The Station House Officer, I Town P.S., Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 5 Arlapalli Venkateswararao, S/o.Sriram Murthy, R/o.Mangalavarapupeta, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 6 Arlapalli Sattibabu, S/o.Sriram Murthy, R/o.Mangalavarapupeta, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 7 Arlapalli Murali Krishna, S/o.Sriram Murthy, R/o.Mangalavarapupeta, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 8 Arlapalli Veera Kumar, S/o.Sriram Murthy, R/o.Mangalavarapupeta, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 9 Arlapalli Sriram Murthy, S/o.Veeranna, R/o.Mangalavarapupeta, Rajahmundry, East Godavari Dist. 10 Vallabhu Rangababu, S/o.Rama Krishna, R/o.V.L.Puram, Rajahmundry, E.G.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 issue appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to give necessary protection to our lives and properties from the illegal, action of the respondents 5 to 10 by considering the report/complaint submitted by the petitioners to the respondents 1 to 4 dated 19-3-2004. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : WRIT PETITION No.5558 OF 2004 O R D E R The case of the petitioners is that in view of the disputes between them and respondents 5 to 9, respondents 5 to 9 are threatening to kill them, and so, they require police protection. In the counter-affidavit filed by the 3rd respondent – The Station House Officer, III Town Police Station, Rajahmundry, he stated that he after receiving a petition from 1st petitioner, made enquiries and came to know that family elders interfered and gave a decision relating to financial disputes among the members of the family of the petitioners, and as the settlement made by the elders was not to their liking, petitioners filed this writ petition with false allegations and there is no necessity for providing any protection to the petitioners. But, if the Court so directs, police protection will be provided to the petitioners. In view of the counter-affidavit of the 3rd respondent, and as the petitioners did not even give a report to police in connection with any incidents that allegedly took place earlier, I am of the considered opinion that there is no need to direct the Police to give protection to the petitioners. If there are any threats by any of the respondents, petitioners can as well lodge a criminal complaint and seek appropriate orders from the Criminal Court. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ------------------------------------ JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU 22nd FEBRUARY, 2008 PGS To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION No.5558 of 2004 22nd FEBRUARY, 2008