IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.14609 of 2005 Between: Dasari Krishnanandam, S/o. Suranna, R/o. Indukur Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 2 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ramachodavaram, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, declaring the action of the respondents in not granting police protection to the petitioner as illegal, and arbitrary and for a consequential direction, directing the respondents to grant protection to the petitioner for cultivating his land. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.M.LAKSHMANA SARMA Counsel for the Respondents : G.P. FOR HOME The Court at admission stage made the following : ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri M.Lakshmana Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Asst. Govt. Pleader for Home. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that despite his request, the respondents are not granting police protection to him. A counter affidavit has been filed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Devipatnam Police Station, wherein it is stated that the petitioner has not approached the second respondent except sending a letter, and that as and when the petitioner approaches them with necessary records, the second respondent is ready to provide him protection. Sri M.Lakshmana Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall approach the second respondent within ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and that he shall furnish all records sought for by second respondent. There shall be a direction to the second respondent to examine the records produced by the petitioner and consider his case for grant of police protection within two weeks thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. ________________________ 19th July 2005. (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J.) ARS To 1 The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 2 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ramachodavaram, East Godavari District. 3 Two C.Cs to Govt. Pleader for Home, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.