IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO.432 OF 2011 DATED:24.6.2011 Between: R. Siva Prasad Reddy … Appellant And The Superintendent of Police Kadapa YSR District and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO.432 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) Withdrawal of the gunmen provided to the writ petitioner came to be questioned by a writ petition which was dismissed on the strength of the stand disclosed in the counter affidavit filed by the respondent – State stating therein that the security was withdrawn after being satisfied about the absence of any threat to the writ petitioner, consequently this writ appeal. It goes without saying that an obligation to provide security would be dependent on the basis of degree of threat to an individual to be considered by the competent authority as per the policy and guidelines issued by the Government. State having found the appellant disentitled to protection on the touchstone of the policy/guidelines indulgence in this writ appeal is uncalled for. Dismissed. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 24-6-2011 B. Narsinga Rao