IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 21057 of 2008 Between: S.K.Basheed S/o. Ibrahim R/o. Bhadruka Chamber, 2nd Floor, Plot No. 23/A, Opp: Canara Bank, Road No.5, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - 500 033. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of A.P., Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, rep. by its Principal Secretary. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Hyderabad. 4 The Station House Officer, Banjara Hills Police Station, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 5 B.Rajesh Reddy S/o. P.Seetha Rama Reddy R/o. H.No. 8-2-594/A, Road No. 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 6 Smt. B.Urmila Reddy W/o. B.Rajesh Reddy R/o. H.No. 8-2-594/A, Road No. 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. .....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 issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the Respondents 1 to 4 in not provising the police protection to the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 consider the representation of the Petitioner dated 16-09-22008 for provising police protection to the petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.B.MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI W.P.NO.21057 OF 2008 ORDER This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents 1 to 4 in not providing police protection as sought by the petitioner in his representation dated.16-09-2008 as arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. As could be seen from the material on record the representation made by the petitioner was received in the oﬃce of the 2nd respondent on 16-09-2008 itself. In the circumstances I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated.16-09-2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two(2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. However, it is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion as to the correctness of the allegations made by the petitioner in the representation and it is open to the 2nd respondent to consider the same independently in accordance with law. No costs. _____________ G.ROHINI,J 6th November,2008 Note: Issue CC in Two days. (B/O) *TSNR