IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N. RAO NALLA WRIT PETITION No. 27694 of 2009 Between: Y.P.Srisailam Swamy ..... WRIT PETITIONER AND 1) The Chief Secretary Government of Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2) The Principal Secretary, Government of A.P., Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3) The Director General of Police Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad 4) The Commissioner of Police Cyberabad, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Public Interest Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing respondents herein to consider the political leaders and Media deposit of amount and execute personal or political party indemnity bond and also liable to pay the loss if any the costs and consequences and shall inform the sudden hunger strikes minimum three hours notice to the concerned police and officials and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: PARTY-IN-PERSON Counsel for the Respondent No.: The Court made the following : O R D E R : (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao) This writ petition by Sri Y.P.Srisailam Swamy, party-in-person, is filed invoking public interest litigation jurisdiction of this Court seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents namely the Chief Secretary, Government of A.P., the Principal Secretary, Government of A.P. in the Home Department, the Director General of Police, Hyderabad, and the Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, to take action for execution of personal indemnity bonds by the political leaders and media personnel and also to declare that all of them are liable to pay the costs for the loss suffered by the citizens due to sudden hunger strikes and to give at least three hours notice to the concerned Police before such hunger strikes or other forms of democratic resorts sought for arrival. The petitioner made submissions in agitated mood, of course, with good spirit probably worried about the movements and protests launched by the movement for separate Telangana. It is the allegation of the petitioner that due to sudden strikes by political parties Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and Railways are incurring loss and Government has failed in controlling and maintaining Law & Order. He has also named various political parties and persons in the affidavit, who according to him, are responsible for diminishing Law & Order in the State. According to him, if all the leaders are directed to deposit an amount of Rs.10 lacs to Rs.10 crores and execute personal bonds, the people suffering would be less as and when such strikes are undertaken. We have heard the party-in-person with great patience. In the entire affidavit except making vague general allegations regarding the strikes, political movements and the suffering of the people under such political movements, no specific movement is given and the petitioner never approached the Director General of Police before filing the writ petition. Therefore, we are not inclined to entertain the writ petition. It will be too trivial for a Constitutional Court to observe that it shall be the duty of the State first to protect the lives of the people and the properties of the people. When the same is very obvious, the Constitution governance by Rule of Law, a Mandamus as prayed for cannot be issued and it is for the competent authority/authorities to look into such complaints and give redressal. Therefore, the petitioner may approach the Director General of Police, Cyberabad, for necessary relief. With above observation, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ V.V.S.RAO, J _______________ B.N.RAO NALLA, J December 21, 2009 SUR