THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.4251 of 2006 Between: Sri Sai Associates Investors. .. PETITIONER and The Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada and others. .. RESPONDENTS ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that inspite of filing written representations, dated 06-02-2006 and 12-02-2006 for taking appropriate action against local labourers and local leaders, who are resorting for criminal acts of hampering petitioner handling operations of rice at the godowns, no action has been taken and, therefore, direct the respondents to perform their statutory duty to take appropriate action against the said persons by providing police protection to the petitioner’s godowns. A counter has been filed stating that pursuant to the complaint lodged by the petitioner on 20-02-2006 alleging that it constructed godowns for storage of FCI rice under seven years guarantee scheme at Uppaluru village and as per its agreement, godown owner is empowered to engage his own labourers for handling operations and further alleged that it is running loading operations since three years smoothly and nearly 150 labour families are living under its godown shelter and labourers are working on daily payment basis and there is no agreement among them. It further alleged that now some of the local labourers and local leaders are pressing the labourers of the petitioner not to enter the godown and are also misbehaving with them. Pursuant to the said complaint, the same was entered in the General Diary on 20-02-2006 itself and visited the scene of offence. Further, as per the request of the petitioner, the police protection was given from 20-02-2006 to 22-02-2006 by deputing police force. As there was no law and order problem as alleged by the petitioner, force was reduced and daily the respondent police are watching the premises of the petitioner. No untoward incident has happened as on date. In fact, to keep peace and tranquility in the locality, a case in Cr.No.47 of 2006 was registered under Section 107 Cr.P.C. suo motu before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate-cum-Assistant Commissioner of Police, East Zone, Viajayawada, vide M.C.No.2/06, dated 23-02-2006. It is further stated that the respondents are always ready and willing to provide police protection as and when required by the petitioner. At present, the situation is peaceful and calm. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, no orders need be passed in this writ petition. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 13-02-2007 Prv