IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3737 of 2009 Between: 1 Telugu Naganna S/o.Telugu Adeppa Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District 2 Boya Nagesh S/o.Boya China Narasappa Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District 3 Boya Adeppa S/o.Boya China Narasappa Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District 4 Nese Nagaiah S/o.Nese China Rangaswamy Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District 5 Boya Narisi Reddy S/o.Boya China Narasappa Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District 6 Boya Satyanarayana S/o.Narasanna Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District 7 Boya Pedda Narayana S/o.Chinna Narasappa Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District 8 Boya Pedda Ranganna S/o.Doddappa Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District 9 Boya Suddula Narasimhulu S/o.Boya Allappa Residents of Kottekal village Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 State of AP., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The Deputy Inspector of Police, Kurnool 3 The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool 4 The Circle Inspector of POlice, Yemmiganur (Rural) Yemmiganur, Kurnool District .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a writ order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not providing the Police Bandobast for safeguarding the petitioner personal liberty and their lives from the threat perception of the factionists in Kottekal village of Yemmiganur Mandal, Kurnool District as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and in gross violation of Articles, 19(1)(d) and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially praying this Hon`ble court to direct the respondents to provide the security to the petitioners and their family members by maintaining surveillance. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. C.V. BHASKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: O R D E R: The petitioners claim to be residents of Kottekal village, which is a faction ridden village. They state that in the year 1992, one Lingayathi Chinna Basanna Goud, was murdered by one Boya Gundralla Sanjeevaiah and his followers. The victim and the accused, the petitioners state, are supported of two different rival political parties. That the deceased and his followers are staunch supporters of Congress M.L.A., Chenna Kesava Reddy, and that they damaged attacked the petitioners and damaged their houses. That the police under pressure of the M.L.A., directed them to leave the village. As they are finding difficulty in getting medical care for themselves and to their age old parents, they state that they intended to go back to their village and made representation dated 27.1.2009 to the respondents requesting them to provide police protection to their lives and liberty, but it is their grievance that the respondents at the instance of the Congress M.L.A. are refusing to provide protection/security to their lives and liberty so far. On the last three occasions, when the matter was taken up for admission, the learned Government Pleader for Home took time to get instructions. Today, when the matter is called, the learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the respondents have no objection to provide police Bandobast to protect their lives and liberty. Having regard to the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for Home, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The 3rd respondent-Superintendent of Police, Kurnool is directed to provide necessary police protection/security to the life and liberty of the petitioners expeditiously, preferably not later than 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. 18th March, 2009. Note: Furnish copy in two days B/o bcj