HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20644 of 2007 Dated: 31-01-2008 Between: Shaik Meera Hussain. … Petitioner And The Superintendent of Police, Krishna District & others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20644 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by a retired teacher, seeking directions by way of Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondents 1 and 2 on his complaint dated 4th of June 2007, as illegal and arbitrary. The gist of the petitioner’s complaint dated 4th of June 2007 is that while he was working as a teacher in Mandal Parishad School at Tiruvuru, due to his financial needs, he has borrowed some amounts ranging from Rs.10,000/- to 25,000/-, from six teachers, and at the time of his retirement, respondents 4 and 5 and others went to his school and forcibly took over his Service Records and also obtained signatures from him and his wife on blank promissory notes. It is the grievance of the petitioner that inspite of his giving a complaint with the above facts, no steps are being taken by respondents 1 and 2. Counter affidavit is filed by the 2nd respondent Sub- inspector of Police, Tiruvuru Police Station. While generally denying the allegations made by the petitioner, it is stated in the counter affidavit that the petitioner has filed the complaint before the 1st respondent-Superintendent of Police, who has sent it to the 2nd respondent-Station House Officer with his endorsement, on 13.10.2007. It is also stated that on receipt of the said complaint, he has registered a case in Crime No.117 of 2007 against respondents 4 and 5 for the alleged offences under Sections 427 and 448 of I.P.C. on the same day i.e. on 13.10.2007, and took up investigation. During the course of investigation, as the petitioner was not available, his statement was not recorded and so far, they have examined four witnesses and investigation is pending for want of examination of all the witnesses. When it is stated that the petitioner himself is not available for recording his statement, it is not open for him to plead that no action has been taken on his complaint. In fact, the complaint of the petitioner, which was addressed to the Superintendent of Police, was forwarded to the Station House Officer concerned, who has received it on 13.10.2007 and registered a case in Crime No.117 of 2007 on the same day and took up investigation. In view of the registration of crime and examining four witnesses, it cannot be said that no action was taken by respondents 1 and 2 on the complaint of the petitioner. As it is stated that investigation is in progress, I dispose of the writ petition, directing the 2nd respondent to complete the investigation and file appropriate final report on its own merits, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 31st January 2008 ajr