IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 25465 of 2002 BETWEEN: Vaka Seetharavamma W/o. Chenna Reddy, R/o. H.No.1-8-44/1, Suryapet, Nalgonda District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda District. 2 The Station House Officer, Suryapet Town, Nalgonda District. 3 Narayana Padmavathy, W/o. Prabhakar Reddy, R/o. Potlapahad Village, Penpahad Mandal, Nalgonda District. ...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 order, Writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not registering case against the Respondent No.3 and her companions and threatening me to vacate the H.No.1-8-44/1 Suryapet on Pretext of foisting false criminal case as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents No.1 & 2 to register criminal case against the Respondent No.3 and her Companions and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VENUGOPALA RAO PASNOORU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME MR. K. VIJAY KUMAR The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not registering case against the Respondent No.3 and her companions and threatening me to vacate the H.No.1-8-44/1 Suryapet on Pretext of foisting false criminal case as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents No.1 & 2 to register criminal case against the Respondent No.3 and her Companions. 2. Counter has been filed stating that, in fact, the third respondent made a complaint against the petitioner on 27.12.2002 basing on which a case in Cr.No.235 of 2002 was registered for the offence under Sections 452, 506 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code and a charge sheet has been filed before Judicial First Class Magistrate, Suryapet and the Court has taken cognizance of the case in C.C.No.47 of 2003. 3. If the petitioner’s complaint has not been registered, it is always open to the petitioner to file a private complaint. In view of the effective alternative remedy available to the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the petitioner is not entitled for any relief in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 22, 2008 DSK