THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.5616 OF 2007 DATED: 20-03-2007 BETWEEN M/s. Maa Maha Maya Industries Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director, R.G. Peta, L. Kota Mandal, Vizianagaram District. …PETITIONER AND The Superintendent of Police, Vizianagaram and another. …RESPONDENTS ORDER: This writ petition has been filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not providing security to the petitioner’s company and its men in the light of their representation dated 17.03.2007 as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner-company is a private limited company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 situated at R.G. Peta Village, L. Kota Mandal, Vizianagaram District and engaged in mini steel business. He further submits that on 16.03.2007 at about 11.10 PM a trivial dispute arose between the petitioner-company’s Rolling Mill employees and Quality Control NMR employee, which was settled immediately, but the following day on 17.03.2007 more than 20 villagers of the said village entered into the premises of the petitioner- company and ransacked 15 of its employees. Thereafter, a complaint dated 17.03.2007 was lodged based on which a case in Cr.No.19 of 2007 under Sections 147, 148, 452, 307, 324 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was registered by the second respondent. He further submits that the aforesaid dispute is basically between the local and non-local employees, as such there is every likelihood of the locals creating further disturbance. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner-company further submits that the petitioner-company has made a representation before the first respondent on 17.03.2007 seeking immediate deployment of armed force in sufficient numbers in its company to safeguard the company and its staff and for smooth functioning of its company. He further submits that the petitioner- company also expressed, in the said representation, its readiness to bear any expenses for the deployment of police for protection to its company. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and dispose the representation of the petitioner-company dated 17.03.2007 for taking appropriate action in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J March 20, 2007 Note: Furnish C.C. of the order by 21.03.2007. (B/o) DSK