THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.2817 of 2010 DATED: 26.07.2010 Between: Y. Gopala Krishna and another .. Petitioners And The Commissioner of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: By this writ petition, the petitioners seek directions to the respondent police to provide protection to their person and property admeasuring Ac.4.02 gts. in Sy.Nos.595 and 596 and Ac.9.00 in Sy.No.597 situated at Pedda Amberpet Village, Hayathnagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Petitioners state that the impleaded respondents 4 to 9, who have an evil eye over the subject property, have been making attempts to trespass into the subject property and earlier police protection was also granted to safeguard the property. They further stated that their brother was murdered in connection with the disputes as regards the subject property and a criminal case was registered against the culprits and subsequent thereto police protection was withdrawn. Now, it is the grievance of the petitioners that the said culprits were released on bail and have been making attempts to trespass into the subject property and there is also threat to their lives in the hands of those persons and, in spite of their repeated requests, police are not providing protection to their person and property. This Court, while issuing notice before admission on 10.02.2010, passed interim orders, directing the respondents to provide police protection to the person and subject property of the petitioners. No counter-affidavit is filed by the respondents so far and it is not known whether they have provided protection to the person and property of the petitioners, as per the directions of this Court dated 10.02.2010. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. Admittedly, there are civil disputes in connection with the subject property and an appeal suit in A.S.No.1201 of 2003 is pending before this Court. If, according to the petitioners, impleaded respondents 4 to 9 or any third parties, who are not parties to that appeal, are interfering with their property, they can approach the Civil Court, seeking appropriate remedy under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, to restrain those persons from causing such interference. So far as the allegation of the petitioners that there is threat to their lives in the hands of those persons is concerned, it is for the respondent police to enquire into the allegations, upon complaint by the petitioner, and take necessary action in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 26th July, 2010 IBL