IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No : 2419 of 2010 Between: Jakku Chella Rao, S/o late Sreeramulu, 35 years, R/o Bodigudem, Koyyalagudem Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Station House Officer, Koyyalagudem, West Godavari District and 5 others. .....RESPONDENTS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.2419 of 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 to 4 herein in not providing necessary police protection to the standing tobacco crop raised by the petitioner in an extent of Ac.1.00 in Sy.No.819/3, Ac.3.00 cents in Sy.No.818/3 and Ac.1.53 cents in Sy.No.570 of Parimpudi revenue village, Koyyalagudem Mandal, West Godavari District, in spite of the decree and judgment in O.S.No.323 of 2007 and injunction order in I.A.No.3 of 2010 in O.S.No.789 of 2009 against respondents 5 and 6 and also the order of the Tahsildar dated 03.02.2010, as being illegal, arbitrary and consequently sought for a direction to respondents 1 to 4 to provide necessary police protection to the land in question including the standing tobacco crop. The case of the petitioner is that he filed a suit being O.S.No.323 of 2007 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Kovvur seeking a declaration that he is the absolute owner of the property in question and for permanent injunction restraining the defendants therein (maternal grand-mother and mother of the petitioner) from interfering with his peaceful possession and enjoyment of the property in question. Subsequently, the said suit was decreed in favour of the petitioner in view of the compromise entered into between the parties. It is stated that in pursuance of the orders of this Court in W.P.No.23460 of 2009, which was filed by respondents 5 and 6 herein, the 4th respondent-Tahsildar conducted an enquiry and passed an order dated 03.02.1010 confirming the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the property in question. It is further stated that in spite of the decree and judgment in the declaration suit, injunction orders passed by the Civil Court in I.A.No.3 of 2010 in O.S.o.784 of 2009 and also the order of the 4th respondent, the respondents 5 and 6 are trying to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the land in question. Hence, the petitioner made a complaint to the 1st respondent on 03.02.2010, but no action has been initiated by the police so far and also did not provide any police protection to the crop raised by the petitioner. Heard both sides. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to respondents 1 to 4 to provide necessary police protection to the land of the petitioner including the standing tobacco crop in an extent of Ac.1.00 in Sy.No.819/3, Ac.3.00 in Sy.No.818/3 and Ac.1.53 cents in Sy.No.570 of Parimpudi revenue village, Koyyalagudem Mandal, West Godavari District, The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 05-02-2010 Gsn.