HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH Dated 24-09-2009 WRIT PETITION No: 17297 of 2009 Between: Nagarjuna. ..... PETITIONER And: 1. The Superintendent of Police, Anantapur and others. ....RESPONDENTS. HONURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 17297 of 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the action of the 2nd respondent-Station House Officer, II- Town Police Station, Anantapur, in not taking any action as per law on the basis of the complaint dated 14-08-2009 presented by the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, direct the respondents-The Superintendent of Police, the Station House Officer, II-Town Police Station, Anantapur and the Station House Officer I Town Police Station, Anantapur to act as per law. The case of the petitioner in brief is as follows: In pursuance of the agreement entered into between the petitioner and one S.Venkata Reddy, the said Venkata Reddy has been running the school under the name and style of Pace English Medium High School. While so, on 13-08-2009, some 3rd parties i.e., one G.P.Vijayudu, G.P.Ashok, G.P.Amaranath, G.P.Ajeyudu, G.P.Anil, G.Sudhakar Naidu, Yerra Basha and G.Venkatesh forcibly entered into the school and threatened the staff of the school and warned them to vacate the said premises. In this connection, the petitioner lodged a complaint against them before the 2nd respondent-Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Anantapur seeking to take action against the above persons. But, no action has been taken by the police authorities. At this juncture, the 3rd respondent-Station House Officer, I Town Police Station, Anantapur, is calling the petitioner to the Police Station for conducting panchayath at the instance of the above said persons. Hence, the Writ Petition. Heard the learned Counsel and perused the material available on record. The learned Counsel for the petitioner contended that even though a written complaint has been presented to the 2nd respondent- Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Anantapur, they did not take any action in that regard. Besides that, the police are supporting one G.P.Vijayudu, G.P.Ashok, G.P.Amaranath, G.P.Ajeyudu, G.P.Anil, G.Sudhakar Naidu, Yerra Basha and G.Venkatesh who are rowdy sheeters. Hence, the action of the respondents is illegal and arbitrary. Therefore, the petitioner filed this Writ Petition seeking to direct the respondents- police to take action against the said persons. On the other hand, the learned Government Pleader for Home, basing on the written instructions from the 2nd respondent- police authorities, submitted that the 2nd respondent- Police did not call the petitioner to the police station. But only on the request made by both the parties, they were called. It is further submitted that the dispute in question is civil in nature. Apart from that, the instructions reveal that the petitioner did not present any complaint on 14-08-2009 and if he approached the 2nd respondent-Station House Officer, protection will be provided to him as per law. Hence, he seeks to dismiss the present writ petition. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the submission of the learned Government Pleader for Home that no written complaint was presented by the petitioner before the police station, the Writ Petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to present a report to the police and in turn, the 2nd respondent-Station House Officer, II Town Police, Anantapur is directed to deal with complaint in accordance with law. No costs. ________________________ Justice G. CHANDRAIAH Dated: 24.9.2009 Dvs THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 17297 of 2009 Dated 24-09-2009