The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.5415 of 2010 Dated 26th March, 2010 Between: Karri Rani Ratnam …Petitioner And 1.The Station House Officer, Peddapudi Police Station, East Godavari District and another. …Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.G.V.S.Kishore Kumar Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Home The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents, in giving protection to the petitioner for erecting the cell tower, as illegal and unconstitutional. The petitioner averred that she entered into an arrangement with Wireless Tata Info Services Limited, according to which the said Company is entitled to erect a cell tower in the site belonging to the petitioner, and that when erection work was commenced, certain villagers, who are named in the affidavit, obstructed the installation process and attacked the staff, preventing them from going ahead with the work. The petitioner claimed to have given a representation to respondent No.1 to give protection from the obstructers and to ensure that the cell tower is erected in her site. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home representing the respondents on instructions submitted that the villagers are against erection of cell tower apprehending that the same will be hazardous to their health and that in view of the same, the respondents- Police Officials are unable to help the petitioner. In my opinion, the law is well settled that for issuance of a Mandamus, the petitioner shall not only establish existence of a legal right but also a corresponding obligation on the part of the respondents to ensure that such legal right of the petitioner is enforced. When people are agitating against erection of cell tower, the petitioner can only seek appropriate relief from the competent civil Court to prevent such unlawful interference by them. Unless such a relief is obtained by the petitioner, she cannot ask for Police aid. Otherwise, it amounts to interference by Police with civil disputes between private parties. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach competent Court of Law for redressal of her grievance. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.6956 of 2010, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________ C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J Dated 26th March, 2010 lur