1 wp 3422-2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3422 OF 2010 Shri Balkrishna Vitthal Kotakar ...Petitioner vs. Sunil Balkrishna Kotakar & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.P.K. Deshmukh for the Petitioner. Mr.Y.S. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE AND U.D. SALVI, JJ. JUNE 7, 2011 P.C :- 1 Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner. It appears that on 21st June, 2010, the petitioner approached the Uran Police Station in Raigad District with a complaint against respondent Nos.1 and 2. 2 Respondent no.1 is the son of the petitioner and respondent no.2 is his grandson and having regard to this relationship and the nature of disputes as reflected in the complaint dated 21st June, 2010, this Court had shown its indulgence to refer the parties for mediation and Mr.S.G. 2 wp 3422-2010 Deshmukh, Advocate, was appointed as a Mediator as per the Order dated 3rd March, 2011. The said order also indicates that initially, the parties had shown their willingness to settle the disputes amicably but they failed in it. The further progress in mediation proceedings is slow and we are informed that the proceedings are pending. 3 In case the mediation proceedings do not result in an amicable settlement, the petitioner has the remedy of filing a private complaint and therefore, we do not deem it appropriate to entertain this petition for seeking directions to respondent no.3 to register an FIR against respondent nos.1 and 2. The petitioners have an efficacious alternative remedy of filing a private complaint, if the mediation proceedings fail to bring any settlement. 4 Hence, the petition is rejected. We make it clear that the mediation proceedings if in 3 wp 3422-2010 progress will not be affected by this order. (U.D. SALVI, J.) (B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.)