IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 22780 of 2008 Between: Smt. N.Pushpalatha W/o. N.Prakash Yellammagutta, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary to Govt. Home Department, Secretaiat at Hyderabad. 2 Director General of Police, A.P.At Hyderabad. 3 Superintendent of Police, Nizamabad District. 4 Sub-Divisional Police Officer, at Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. 5 Station House Office, IV Town Police Station, Nizamabad. 6 the Addl. Director General of Police, C.B.C.I.D., A.P. at Hyderabad. 7 Andela Vara Prasad S/o. A. Linga Reddy R/o. 5-9-9, Yellammagutta, Nizamabad. 8 Motilal R/o. Behind New Priyadarshini School Yellammagutta, Nizamabad District. 9 Smt. Radha W/o. Late Shekar New Priyadarshini School C/o. Lakshman, Sri Bhagyalakshmi Bakery Tea and Tifin Centre, Beside JJ Reddy Hospital, Kaleelwadi, Nizamabad. 10 P.Sailoo S/o. Rajanna Gram Panchay Kunepally, Renjal Mandal, Nizamabad 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 any order, or orders, or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent herein, for not taking any action on petitioner representation dt. 23.9.2008, to change the investigating authority from respondents 4 and 5 to the 6th respondents herein, to investigate into the crime No. 140/2008 of IV Town P.S.Nizamabad, is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Principles of Natural Justice and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to change the investigating authority to investigate into the crime No. 140/2008 of Iv Town P.S.Nizamabad, from respondents 4 and 5 to 6th respondent herein, to investigate the case Crime No. 140/2008, of Iv Town P.S. Nizamabad, in the interest of justice and equity. Counsel for the Petitioner: MRCH.JANARDHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 22780 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “To issue any order, or orders, or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent herein, for not taking any action on petitioner representation dt. 23.9.2008, to change the investigating authority from respondents 4 and 5 to the 6th respondent herein, to investigate into the crime No. 140/2008 of IV Town P.S.Nizamabad, is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Principles of Natural Justice.” Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents and in view of the fact that the representation of the petitioner is pending from 29-03- 2008, without expressing any opinion as to the correctness of the allegations made by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 29-03-2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 18-10-2008 Note: Issue C.C. by Monday. B/o KLP