IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 12435 of 2004 Between: 1 K.Hrudayaranjan S/o.K.Saidulu R/o.81/B, MIGH Old Santoshnagar, Hyderabad. 2 K.Kamala W/o.K.Saidulu R/o.81/B, MIGH Old Santoshnagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 2 The StationHouse Officer Santoshnagar P.S.Hyderabad. 3 CBCID Police Control Room, Saifabad, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue writ or order or direction, more particularly, writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the respondents to trace out Sri K.Saidulu, by declaring the in action of the respondents in investigating into his disappearance in Cr.No.85 of 2003 of Santoshnagar P.S Hyderabad as arbitrary illegal and unconstitutional and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MS.I.MAAMU VANI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioners seek a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in investigating into the disappearance of K.Saidulu in Crime No.85 of 2003 of Santhoshnagar Police Station, Hyderabad, as illegal and arbitrary and to direct the respondents to trace out the said K.Saidulu. The petitioners are the son and wife of K.Saidulu who is said to have been missing. It is stated that the son of K.Saidulu gave a report to trace out his missing father, but the police failed to trace out the said Saidulu. A counter has been filed by the respondent No.2 stating that on the report given by the first petitioner, a case in Crime No.85 of 2003 has been registered under the head ‘man missing’ by the second respondent. It is stated that a thorough investigation was made and the investigating officer examined 11 witnesses and sent head constable, police constable and other persons concerned to various places for tracing out K.Saidulu. The investigation made up to 02.09.2007 reveals that strenuous efforts have been made to trace out the said Saidulu. It is stated that the police have sent the constables to various places for tracing out Saidulu and also enquired the relations of Saidulu, but no clues were forthcoming about Saidulu. Having regard to the facts of the case and in view of the averments made in the counter, I am of the opinion that there is no inaction on the part of the respondents in tracing out the said Saidulu, as the petitioners also failed to furnish any clue or information about the missing Saidulu. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed keeping it open to the petitioners to give any clue or information about Saidulu to the respondents and the respondents are also directed to continue the efforts in tracing out the said Saidulu and file report before the authority concerned. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:30.04.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{JGK}