IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE : S. ANANDA REDDY. W.P. No. 7811 of 2004 Between: Chavali Veeranjaneyulu. Petitioner AND 1. The Superintendent of Police, Cuddapah District at Cuddapah. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cuddapah. 3. The Returning Officer, Kamalapuram Assembly Constituency, Kamalapuram, Cuddapah District. 4. The District Election Authority-cum-District Collector, Cuddapah. Respondents 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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not providing gunman and Vehicle Pass to the petitioner till the election process is completed to the Kamalapuram Assembly Constituency in Cuddapah District and not permitting the petitioner to appoint a general election agent and agents in polling booths as illegal arbitrary and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to provide Gunman to the petitioner till the election process in completed and also extend all other facilities on par with candidates setup by the political parties. The petition coming on for orders as to admission, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed therein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. N. Siva Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Govt. Pleader for Home, for the respondents 1 & 2. The Court made the following ORDER: “ Pending further orders, the first respondent is directed to provide security to the petitioner in terms of Guideline No. 5 of the Government Order in G.O.Rt. No. 655, dt. 13-3-1997. According to the petitioner, he is one of the independent candidate contesting from Kamalapuram Assembly Constituency in Kadapa District and he is apprehending that harm may be caused to him in view of the contest in the ensuing elections. Therefore, the first respondent is directed to provide security to the petitioner by providing a Gunman in terms of the above Government Order. Post on 29-04-2004. ” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Superintendent of Police, Cuddapah District at Cuddapah. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cuddapah. 3. The Returning Officer, Kamalapuram Assembly Constituency, Kamalapuram, Cuddapah District. 4. The District Election Authority-cum-District Collector, Cuddapah. 5. Two CCs to Govt. Pleader for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 6. One spare copy. USR