THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.28583 OF 2011 ORDER: Failure on the part of the third respondent either to investigate or register the petitioner’s complaint dated 25.9.2011 is under challenge in this writ petition as violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. A consequential direction is also sought to respondents 1 to 3 to register the complaint filed by the petitioner against the 4th respondent, and to investigate the matter. As held by the Supreme Court, in Sakiri Vasu v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others[1], the petitioner has an effective remedy under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.), whereunder the Magistrate concerned has not only the power to order registration of an offence, but also to direct the officer in-charge of the concerned police station to hold proper investigation and, if need be, to monitor the investigation, if any, carried on. In view of the alternative remedy available to the petitioner, I consider it wholly inappropriate to exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. ______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J October 24, 2011 pnb THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.28583 OF 2011 October 24, 2011 pnb [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409