IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2011 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 27789 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANITA MOL.P, PAKKATHU HOUSE, MUTTAMABALAM.P.O, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SMT.MIJI JOHN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM - 686 001. 3. SIVA PRASAD (DEEPU), DEEPU BHAVAN, KIDAYARATHALACKAL, GOVINDAMANGALAM, TRIVANDRUM - 695 037. GP SRI.MOHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 27789 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1- TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BEFORE THE COMMISSIIONER OF POLICE DATED 25/09/2009. EXHIBIT-P2- TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BEFORE THE WOMENS CELL DATED 26/09/2009. (True copy) P.A To Judge ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).27789/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 27th day of October, 2011 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is mainly regarding the inaction on the part of the second respondent on Ext.P1 complaint filed by the petitioner making allegations against the third respondent. On that basis petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to take appropriate action on Ext.P1. 2. As pointed out by the Apex Court in Sakiri vasu v. State of U.P.(2008 (1) KLT, 724), in cases where a citizen has grievance of inaction by a Police officer, the remedy available is to file complaint before the jurisdictional Magistrate. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to file complaint before the appropriate Criminal Court for reliefs. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs