IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 28TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 5665 of 2006(Y) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ RAJAPPAN ACHARI, S/O.KUNJUKUNJU ACHARI, CHEMMANTHARAYIL HOUSE, THIRUVANVANDOOR VILLAGE, CHENGANNOOR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANAL KUMAR SMT.BHAVANA VELAYUDHAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MOOZHIYAR POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5665 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 19th September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer :- “Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the first respondent to hand over investigation of Crime No.27 of 2005 of Moozhiyar Police Station to the Crime Branch forthwith.” In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. and Others (2008(2) KHC 13), it is for the petitioner to approach the Magistrate of competent jurisdiction, in which case, the investigation can be continued under the supervision of the said court. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5665 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 19th September, 2008.