THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8040 OF 2010 Dated 12th April, 2010 Between: K.Guravaiah and seven others …Petitioners And The Superintendent of Police and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri J.U.M.V.Prasad 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 acting on the petitioners’ representation dated 20.03.2010 as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri J.U.M.V.Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioners, and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. In their affidavit, the petitioners have narrated several events, which show the alleged partisan attitude on the part of the police and the revenue authorities in ousting the petitioners from the properties in respect of which they claim to be the rightful owners. It is further stated that on account of the animosity developed by the persons, who are stated to have purchased the properties in illegal manner, and the said persons being allegedly powerful, the petitioners are apprehending danger to their lives and dispossession from the properties. The petitioners have claimed that they have made a detailed representation on 20.03.2010 to respondent No.2 requesting him to take appropriate action. Their grievance is that despite the said representation, no action is taken either to protect their lives or their properties. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, submitted that on the report made by respondent No.2, the Executive Magistrate initiated proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C on 17.03.2010. As regards the petitioners’ apprehension regarding threat to their lives, the learned Assistant Government Pleader stated that they have not made any representation to respondent No.1. As for the properties, since the Executive Magistrate is stated to have initiated proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C, no directions need to be given in this writ petition. The petitioners are entitled to avail their remedies in this regard. With regard to the petitioners’ apprehension of threat to their lives, the State Government issued G.O.Ms.No.655 dated 13.03.1997, which envisaged protection to the lives of different categories of persons mentioned therein, who face threat to their lives. The petitioners fall in the category of private persons, who, upon satisfying respondent No.1 that threat perception exists, are entitled to seek protection on payment of costs envisaged therein. The petitioners are permitted to make a detailed representation to respondent No.1 within one (1) week. If such a representation is made, respondent No.1 shall consider the same after calling for report from his subordinates. If he finds that the threat perception exists qua the petitioners, he shall act in accordance with the abovementioned G.O and communicate the decision to petitioner No.1 within a period of three (3) weeks from the date of receipt of the representation from the petitioners. Subject to the above, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.10351 of 2010 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 12th April, 2010 vrn