IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 24645 of 2008 Between: P. Sreenivasulu, S/o. P. Venkatanarayana, Hindu, Presently Residing D.No. 6-3-283, Ramnagar, Anantapur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Inspector General of Police (Intelligence), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4 The Superintendent of Police, Anantapur. .....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 appropriate Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not restoring 1+1 Personal Security Oﬃcers which was withdrawn unreasonably while providing the Security to some of ineligible persons in Anantapur District as illegal, arbitrary, in violation of Principles of natural justice, in violation of the guidelines issued in G.O.Rt.No. 655 dt. 13-3-1997 of Home (SC.B) Department and in violation of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to restore the 1+1 Personal Security Oﬃcers to the petitioner in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.D.GOWD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 24645 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled aggrieved by the action of the respondents in withdrawing the security provided to the petitioner from 31-05-2006 onwards. It is the speciﬁc case of the petitioner that there is a threat to his life and property and therefore, the respondents ought to have provided the security in terms of the guidelines issued under G.O.Rt.No.655 Home (SC.B) Department dated 13- 03-1997. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to make an appropriate representation explaining the threat perception. If any such representation is made, the same shall be considered by the respondents in accordance with law and appropriate orders be passed within one week from the date of receipt of such representation. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date:11-11-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in 2 days. B/o KLP