THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No:15841 of 2007 DATED:26-07-2007 BETWEEN: Nanduri Srinivasa Rao. ..... PETITIONER AND The Director General of Police, Hyderabad, A.P., & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the 3rd respondent in registering crime and proceeding with the investigation on the basis of the complaint made by the petitioner on 16-06-2007, as illegal, and arbitrary. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that though he furnished written information, dated 16-06-2007, before the 3rd respondent- Station House Officer, Bhadrachalam contending that a cognizable offence has been committed by the accused, no case has been registered and no action has been taken and moreover, the written information sent by registered post was returned with an endorsement ‘absent for seven days’. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the question of the 3rd respondent absenting for seven days does not arise and somebody in the police station is bound to receive the registered posts, but however, it is stated that aggrieved by the said action petitioner sent a written intimation, dated 23-06-2007, to the 2nd respondent-Superintendent of Police, Khammam also but the 2nd respondent also has not taken action so far. 5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, 2nd respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner, dated 23-06-2007, by taking appropriate action in accordance with law. 6. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 26th July, 2007. Tsy