IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 9664 of 2008 Between: Gabbi Sreenivasulu S/o.Siddaiah R/o.Vootabavulavaripalli, H/o.Nerabailu, Yanavanipalem Mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 3 The Circle Inspector of Police, Kodur Circle, Kodur, Kadapa District. 4 The Sub Inspector of Police, Obulavaripalli Police Station, Obulavaripalli, Kadapa 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 an order or direction one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus are appropriate order or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not taking proper steps to trace out the whereabouts of Smt.Gabbi Ajitha, W/o. B.Ramanaiah in Crime No.66 of 2007 of Obulavaripalli Police Station, even though petitioner gave a detailed complaint to the respondents on 8-12- 2008 is illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India an pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the RespondentS: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 9664 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not taking proper steps to trace out whereabouts of Smt. Gabbi Ajitha, W/o B.Ramanaiah in Crime No.66 of 2007 of Obulavaripalli Police Station, even though the petitioner gave a detailed complaint to the respondents on 8.02.2008, as illegal and arbitrary. There is no necessity of going into all the details. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader for Home stated that the matter has been under investigation and the husband of the missing woman is not in India and as soon as the FIR is filed, he left for Kuwait and therefore, no further investigation could be taken up immediately and a special team was constituted to investigate into the matter including the complaint filed by the petitioner on 8.2.2008. In view of the same, the writ petition is closed directing the respondents to continue the investigation and take appropriate steps as per law. ___________________ 8th December, 2008 Nn THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 9664 of 2008 8th December, 2008