WP(C) 2431/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY Heard Mr D Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr BJ Talukdar, learne d state counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioner, by the present petition, is challenging the action on th e part of the respondents in withdrawing the security personnel that had been pr ovided to protect his life and property contending inter alia that although ther e had been a threat perception to his life and property, the respondent authorit ies have decided to slash the number of security personnel down from seven to th ree. He therefore prayed for direction to the respondent authorities to protect his life and property. Learned state counsel, on the basis of instruction, submitted that State -level Review Committee, constituted for reviewing the threat perceptions and th e requirement of security personnel, in its meeting held in the month of Februar y 2011 ~ before the Assembly elections-2011, in Assam ~ had decided to slash the number of security personnel provided to the Members of Legislative Assembly (M LAs) down from seven to three, and accordingly security personnel provided to th e petitioner had also been effected accordingly. It has also been submitted that after the election, where the petitioner was not in the fray, a further review is required to be made. In view of above, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direct ion to the State-level Review Committee, constituted for reviewing the threat pe rceptions and the requirement of security personnel, to consider the case of the petitioner afresh and after such consideration to take a decision in that regar d. The matter may be placed before the next meeting of the State-level Review Co mmittee. Till a decision on the matter is taken, 3(three) security personnel pro vided to the petitioner shall be allowed to continue. The petitioner shall submit the certified copy of this order together with a com plete set of writ petition before the respondent no.2, that is the Commissioner & Secretary to the government of Assam, Home Department, Dispur, within 1(one) w eek from today, who, in turn shall place the same before the said committee. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.