IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 27489 of 2008 Between: Chitti Veera Raghava Reddy, S/o. Late Bal Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-7-970, Kanakadurga Colony, Waddepally Road, Hanamkonda, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Warangal District, Warangal. 2 The Sub-Inspector of Police, Subedari Police Station, Hanamkonda, Warangal District. 3 Chitti Deepthi, W/o. Ch. Srinivas Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-7-970, Kanakadurga Colony, Waddepally Road, Hanamkonda, Warangal District. 4 Madadi Renuka, W/o. Madhusudhan Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-7-970, Kanakadurga Colony, Waddepally Road, Hanamkonda, Warangal District. 5 Madadi Madhusudhan Reddy, S/o. Raghava Reddy, Andhra Bank, Bejjenki, Karimnagar District, R/o. H.No. 2-7-788, Jyothinagar, Behind Padmanayaka Kalyana Mandapam, Karimnagar District. 6 Madadi Deeraj Reddy, S/o. Madhusudhan Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-7-788, Jyothinagar, Behind Padmanayaka Kalyana Mandapam, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent in not taking investigation on FIR No. 436/2008, dt. 6-11-2008 pending on his file of Subedari Police Station, Warangal District is as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Art. 21 of the constitution of India and also contrary to provisons of Sec. 157 and 158 of Cr.P.C. and consequently direct the respondents No. 1 and 2 to investigate the matter on FIR No. 436/2008, dt. 6-11-2008 of Subedari Police Station in pursuance of the representation dt. 3-12-2008 made by the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.LAKSHMINARAYANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 27489 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not taking up investigation in Cr.No.436 of 2008 dated 6.11.2008 on the file of Subedari Police Station, Hanamkonda, Warangal District, as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the provisions of Sections 157 and 158 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; consequently, to direct the respondents to investigate into the matter pursuant to the representation dated 3.12.2008. The grievance of the petitioner appears to be that he made a complaint and though it was registered as Cr.No.436 of 2008 on 6.11.2008 on the file of Subedari Police Station, Hanamkonda, Warangal District, the same is not taken up for investigation. There is no necessity of going into all the details. It is suffice to direct the 2nd respondent to take appropriate action, in Cr.No.436 of 2008, duly investigating the crime, as per law. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. C.V. RAMULU, J. Date: 24-12-2008. MVB.