diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientsController.php
index a2e10f6..aae2fce 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientsController.php
@@ -191,35 +191,7 @@ class ClientsController extends Controller
         };
     }
 
-    public function fetchDataOld(Request $request)
-    {
-        $query = Models\Client::query();
-
-        if ($request->filled('search')) {
-            $searchTerm = $request->search;
-            $query->where(function ($q) use ($searchTerm) {
-                $q->where('name', 'like', "%{$searchTerm}%")
-                  ->orWhere('email', 'like', "%{$searchTerm}%")
-                  ->orWhere('contact_person', 'like', "%{$searchTerm}%");
-            });
-        }
-
-
-        if ($request->filled('service')) {
-            // $query->where('services',  $request->service);
-            // $query->whereJsonContains('services', $request->service);
-            $query->where('services', 'LIKE', '%' . $request->service . '%');
-        }
-
-        if ($request->filled('billing')) {
-            $query->where('pay_mode', $request->billing);
-        }
-
-        $clients = $query->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->paginate(30);
-
-        return response()->json($clients);
-    }
-
+    
 
     private function buildFilteredQuery(Request $request)
     {
@@ -250,6 +222,9 @@ class ClientsController extends Controller
      */
     public function fetchData(Request $request)
     {
+        if (!auth()->check()) {
+            return response()->json(['error' => 'Unauthenticated.'], 401);
+        }
         $clients = $this->buildFilteredQuery($request)->paginate(30);
         return response()->json($clients);
     }
diff --git a/resources/views/clients/index.blade.php b/resources/views/clients/index.blade.php
index e8e1438..aa7f80a 100644
--- a/resources/views/clients/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/clients/index.blade.php
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@
                         }
                     },
                     error: function(xhr) {
+                        if (xhr.status === 401) {
+                            window.location.href = base_url + '/login';
+                        }
                         // Handle Laravel Validation Errors (Status 422)
                         if (xhr.status === 422) {
                             let errors = xhr.responseJSON.errors;
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 3a08eff..4ea4ead 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -33,6 +33,3 @@ Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
 
     Route::post('/logout', [App\Http\Controllers\AuthController::class, 'logout'])->name('logout');
 });
-//Aegon-Kingsley Kweku Fenyi Banson
-//Rhaena Nana Ekua Entsie Banson
-//Rickon Akyedze Kofi Asare Banson
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