IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 19109 of 2008 Between: 1 Badineni Rajender, S/o. Rajamallu, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 2 Kukkala Pedd Ganga Reddy, S/o. Rajaiah, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 3 Thota Raja laxmi, W/o. Shanker, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 4 Sherla Sujatha, W/o. Rajesham, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 5 Domakonda Bhoomakka, W/o. Shankaraiah, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 6 Thanugulla Rajaiah, S/o. Ramaiah, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 7 Illendula Ravi, S/o. Venkatnarsaiah, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 8 Sangepu Rajanarsu, S/o. Nallagonda, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 9 Vemula.Linganna, S/o. Narsaiah, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 10 Chetla.Mohan, S/o. Narayana, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 11 Bandi Murali, S/o. Rajalingu, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 12 Bathini Chinna Mallaiah, S/o. Peddaiah, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 13 Lashetti Bhoomakka , W/o. Shankaraiah, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. 14 Thota Sarender, S/o. Yellaiah, Dharmapuri Mandal, karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector (Panchayath Wing), Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, (RDO), Jagtial, Karimnagar District. 3 The Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 4 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jagtial, Karimnagar District. 5 The Circle Inspector of Police, Dharmapuri, Karimnagar District. 6 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Dharmapuri Police Station, Dharmapuri, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate order or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not passing any orders considering the representation submitted by the petitioners dated 11-08-2008 for providing police protection to the lives of the petitioners till the no-conﬁdence motion meeting which is going to be held on 5-9- 2008 at 3.00 PM at Mandal Parishad oﬃcer, Dharmapuri, karimnagar Distrit, as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and voilative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the constitution of India, Consequently direct the respondent authorities to provide appropriate police protection to the lives of the petitioners and to see that the meeting of no-conﬁdence motion which is going to be held on 5-9-2008 at 3.00 PM at Mandal Parishad oﬃcer, Dharmapuri karimnagar District, shall be held in democratic manner. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR. K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.19109 OF 2008 ORDER : The petitioners herein are the members of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) of Dharmapuri Mandal, Karimnagar District. It is stated that they moved No- Conﬁdence Motion against the President of the Mandal Parishad and the meeting is proposed to be conducted on 5.9.2008 for consideration of the motion of no-conﬁdence. It is alleged that at the instance of the President against whom no- conﬁdence motion is moved, the petitioners are being threatened and there is every likelihood of danger to their lives. They are also apprehending that they would be prevented from casting vote on 5.9.2008. In the circumstances, they made a detailed representation dated 11.8.2008 requesting the 3rd respondent – Superintendent of Police – to provide police protection to their lives. Alleging that the respondents 3 to 6 failed to consider their request, the present writ petition is filed. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents 3 to 6 and since the material on record shows that the representations made by the petitioners were received in the oﬃce of the respondents 3 and 4 on 11.8.2008, without expressing any opinion as to the correctness of the allegations made by the petitioners, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents 3 to 6 to consider the request of the petitioners and take appropriate action in accordance with law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 02.09.2008 gbs