IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 27344 of 2007 Between: Mr.Rajendran Chingaravelu, s/o Chingaravelu, R/o at Plot No.188, Road No.21A, Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, A.P.-500 033, Cell No.9985149055. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Mr.R.K.Mishra, Additional Commissioner of I.T.(HQ)(Admn), Ist Floor, Main Building No.121, Aayakar Bhavan, Nungambakkam Main Road, Chennai-600 034. 2 Mr.Clement Ramesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of IT (Salary Circle-V, Chennai) 5th Floor, New Block No.121, Aayakar Bhavan, Nungambakkam Main Road, Chennai-600 034. 3 Mr.V.K.Pandey, Director of Income-Tax (Inv.) Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation) 108, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai, TN-600 034. 4 Mr.Muthuramakrishnan, DGIT (Investigation) Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation), 108 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai-TN- 600 034. 5 The Director of Airport, Hyderabad Airport, Hyderabad-500 016, A.P.India.6 The Editor, The Daily Thanthi, 86, EVK Sampath Road, Vepary, Chennai-600 007 Phone No.(044) 2661 8661. 7 The Editor, Dinamalar (Tamil Daily) 219 Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002, PH.(044) 2841 3553, 28555783. 8 The Editor, Dinamani (Tamil Daily) Express Gardens, II Main Road, Ambatur Industrial Estate, Chennai- 600 058, PH.23457601. .....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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents under Sections 131 and 132 of I.T.Act is illegal, arbitrary, abnormal and without jurisdiction and further award the compensation to the petitioner for the illegal harassment made by the respondents and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:PARTY-IN-PERSON Counsel for the Respondents.: MR.E.MADAN MOHAN RAO, SRI S.R. ASHOK & SRI R. CHANDRASEKHAR RAO. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No:27344 OF 2007 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) The present writ petition is filed questioning the issuance of summons by the respondents on 15.6.2007 and seeking a prayer to initiate action against all the respondents. The petitioner is the party in person, who is present before the Court. According to him, he carried an amount of Rs.65 lakhs and the same was seized from him in Chennai Airport after detaining him for about 15 hours and subsequently, the amount has been released after production of the relevant bank statements. However, action has to be initiated against the respondents for the mistakes committed by them. In view of the fact that the alleged seizure took place at Chennai Airport, We feel that the cause of action arises in and around Chennai and therefore, the petitioner cannot maintain the present writ petition before this Court. However, the petitioner is at liberty to move the appropriate Court in Chennai, if he is so advised. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to seek his reddressel before the appropriate Court in Chennai, if he is so advised. _______________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari ____________________________ Justice Ramesh Ranganathan Date: 17th June, 2008 Nn/Gurc. THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.27344 of 2007 (Order delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) 17.6.2008