IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3430 of 2009 Between: Church of the Truevine, A church established under the society of Truevine Tribal Societies and Registered with Society bearing No.426/2004, before the Registrar of societies, Ranga Reddy District, situated at Gabbilalapeta, Opp. Army Dental College, Jawahar Nagar, Shamirpet Mandal, R.R. District, rep. by its Rev. K. Krupanandam, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. 2 The Station House Officer, Alwal Police Station, Alwal. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not considering the representation of the petitioner dated 03.02.2009 to provide police picket / protection to the petitioner to perform religious prayers more particularly on sundays from 10.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. is being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct respondent No.1 to direct Respondent No.2 to provide police picket and protection on every sundays between 10.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at the church of Truevine situated at Gabbilalpeta, Jawahar Nagar opposite to Army Dental College falls under Shamirpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.KALYANA RAMA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: 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. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to give a direction to the 2nd respondent to provide police picket and protect on every Sunday between 10.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at the Church at Truevine situated at Gabbilalpeta, Jawahar Nagar, Shamirpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the pastor is receiving threatening calls from unsocial elements to remove the church as also the paster. A complaint was also lodged with the Station House Officer, Alwal P.S. on 31.1.2009 and copies of the same were sent to various authorities in the State. On 1.2.2009 also, when the church was open to offer worship, some unsocial elements entered into the Church and abused the pastor in unparliamentary words and threatened him. Therefore, again a complaint was lodged on 3.2.2009 and also filed a suit seeking injunction against some individuals before the Junior Civil Judge, Medchel and the same is still pending. The learned Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submitted that the authorities have provided the protection as sought for by the petitioner for few days and if the petitioner has again made a representation and the same is still pending, the authorities will look into the matter and take necessary action if there is any law and order problem. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider and take necessary action on the representation of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.27.2.2009 msv