IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 14739 of 2008 Between: S. Ashi Reddy S/o. Anantha Reddy R/o. Ramkistaiahpalli Village, Dhanwada Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 The Station House Officer, I Town Police Station, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 3 Shaik Gani R/o.6-4-92/6/A, Habeebnagar, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. .....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 the 1st and 2nd respondents in not registering the complaint lodged by the petitioner herein as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the 1st and 2nd respondents to take the petitioner's complaint on file, summon the accused, hold an enquiry and deal according to law and to pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.3: None The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO :14739 of 2008 ORDER: The singular grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents 1 and 2 have not registered the complaint of the petitioner dated 11.6.2008 conveying information as to omission of a cognizable offence including against 3rd respondent. A representation to the 1st respondent has also been made and the 1st respondent is stated to have forwarded the representation/complaint to the 2nd respondent, but without any result. Hence, the writ petition. In a grievance such as this, the petitioner has an available alternative statutory remedy by way of preferring a private complaint before the jurisdictional Magistrate. In view of an available remedy, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the appropriate remedy under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 10th July, 2008 pnb