HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.26197 of 2009 Date: December 2, 2009 Between: T. Krishna Mohan, S/o. T. Babu Rao, Aged about 38 years, R/o.3-6-106, F.No.104, Om Sri Sai Towers, St.No.19, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad, Director of M/s.Merfin India Ltd., 6-2-6, 2nd floor, BJR College Road. … Petitioner And The Registrar of Companies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, and another. … Respondents Order: The petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not accepting his resignation, which is communicated by letter, dated 21-07-2009, as illegal and arbitrary and also directions to the respondents to relieve him as Director of the second respondent-company. The very material filed along with the writ petition makes it clear that the second respondent is an unlisted private limited company registered under the Companies Act, 1956. No writ can be maintained against a private limited company and therefore this writ petition is dismissed at the threshold on the ground of maintainability. No costs. ___________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J December 2, 2009 MRR