Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:80445-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15330 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lalji And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein a direction is sought to the respondent authorities to provide police protection to the petitioners including his family members to protect their life and property from the private respondent, his family members, relatives and supporters. A further direction has also been sought to the respondent authorities to consider the representations of the petitioners dated April 15, 2025 and May 1, 2025, filed/moved before the Superintendent of Police, District Azamgarh. Upon perusal of the prayers, it transpires that the petitioners are aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the aforesaid respondent authority in deciding the aforesaid applications/representations. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that raising their grievances the petitioners have filed the aforesaid representations before the respondent authority, however the same has not yet been decided. Upon due consideration, we are of the view that the Superintendent of Police, District Azamgarh, should be directed to pass a reasoned order upon the representation of the petitioners. The petitioners are directed to put forward his case with regard to need for security before the authority concerned and the authority should thereafter consider the case of the petitioners in accordance with law. Accordingly, the Superintendent of Police, District Azamgarh, is directed to take into consideration of the petitioners' case and pass a reasoned order upon the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from date, after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 15.5.2025 Arun K. Singh [Dr. Y.K. Srivastava, J.] [Shekhar B. Saraf, J.] Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad