IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 16128 of 2000 Between: ..... PETITIONER AND .....RESPONDENT 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 Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.BAJRANG SINGH THAKUR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 16128 OF 2000 ORAL ORDER: The Petitioner seeks to issue Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 and 2, police authorities to investigate the case registered in Crime No. 82 of 1998 of Naredmet Police Station by arresting un-official respondents 3 and 4 and other culprits and also direct the respondents to pay Rs. 1,00,000/- towards compensation to the petitioner. It is the case of the petitioner that he worked as Subedar in the Army and retired in the year 1997 and decided to settle down in Hyderabad. The third respondent constructed a house in Plot Nos. 7 and 8 in Ralghavendranagar Colony, near Ammuguda Railway Station and at request of the third respondent the petitioner occupied the house of the third respondent as a lessee. While so respondents 3 and 4 illegally came to the house of the petitioner and taken away movables and therefore, the petitioner made a compliant. Based on which, a case in Crime No. 82 of 1998 was registered, but the respondents have not yet been arrested and the investigation of the case has not been taken up properly. A counter affidavit has been filed stating that the investigation has been completed and the charge sheet was also filed in CC.No. 1569 of 2000 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, East and North, Kothapet, Saroornagar for the offences under Sections 452, 324, 506 IPC. Respondents 3 and 4 were also arrested and the case was charged. Accordingly, the allegations have been denied. In view of the fact that investigation of the case was completed and a charge sheet was also filed, I am of the opinion that the subject matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous keeping it open for the petitioner to take appropriate action before the Criminal Court in accordance with law. ____________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J Date: 02.04.2008 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 2CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court buildings, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad 2. 2CD copies