B. Manohar, J.

1. Petitioner in this writ petition has sought for writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1, 2 and 4 to 6 to provide police protection to the petitioner for collection of Toll at Hitnal Toll plaza on Hungund-Hospet Section of National Highway-13 from Km.202 to Km.299 in the State of Karnataka under NHDP Phase-III and for other reliefs.

2. In the writ petition, it is contended that the petitioner is a registered Company engaged, inter alia, in the Infrastructure Development Business like construction of Highways, Airport, River Bridges, Tunnels, Structures, Buildings, etc. The National Highway Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as 'the NHAI' for short) had invited proposals from the interest parties for construction, operation and maintenance of Hungunda-Hospete Section of National Highway (NH-13), in the State of Karnataka (Project Highway) by 4 laning the same for the purpose of augmenting the existing road from Km.202 to Km-299 on Design Build Finance Operate and Transfer basis (DBFOT basis) through international competing bidding process. The consortium comprising M/s. GMR Infrastructure Ltd., and M/s. Oriental Structural Engineers Private Limite