-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION I NO. 35 OF 2006 CIVIL APPLICATION I NO. 35 OF 2006 CIVIL APPLICATION I NO. 35 OF 2006 (For Intervention) IN IN IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 10 OF 2004 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 10 OF 2004 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 10 OF 2004 Shri Kausturbha Dattatraya Gokhale .. Petitioners. and Anr. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr.R.P.Mudholkar for the Petitioners. Mr.N.P.Deshpande, Assistant Government Pleader for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4 & 7. Mr. A.S.Rao for the Resopndent Nos. 5 and 6. --- CORAM : R.M.LODHA & S.A.BOBDE, JJ. CORAM : R.M.LODHA & S.A.BOBDE, JJ. CORAM : R.M.LODHA & S.A.BOBDE, JJ. DATED : 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2006. DATED : 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2006. DATED : 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . By means of this Application, the petitioners have prayed that the Commissioner of Police, Thane be directed to provide police protection to the petitioners. 2. The petitioners are granted liberty to apply to the Commissioner of Police, Thane for police protection. Obviously, if such an application is made, the -: 2 :- Commissioner of Police, keeping in view the threat perception shall pass an appropriate order in that regard. 3. The Civil Application stands disposed of. (R.M.LODHA,J.) (S.A.BOBDE,J.) .....