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.14967 of 2005 Between: 1 Uddagiri Venkatrama Rao, S/o.Venkateswara Rao, Poodipalli, Devipatnam Mandalam, East Godavari District. 2 Ponasanapalli Peda Baburao, S/o.Kaselu, Poodipalli, Devipatnam Mandalam, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 2 Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rampachodavaram, 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 writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents in not granting police protection to cultivate the petitioners' lands measuring 1.94 hectares in S.No.253/1 of Indukuru Village as illegal and arbitrary and for a consequential direction to the authorities directing them to grant protection. Counsel for the Petitioners: 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 petitioners and the learned Asst. Govt. Pleader for Home. The grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that despite their request, the respondents are not granting police protection to them. A counter affidavit has been filed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Devipatnam Police Station, wherein it is stated that the petitioners have not approached the police except sending a letter, and that as and when the petitioners approach them with necessary records, the second respondent is ready to provide them protection. Sri M.Lakshmana Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners shall approach the second respondent within ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and that they shall furnish all records sought for by the second respondent. There shall be a direction to the second respondent to examine the records produced by the petitioners and consider their 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.