THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.33905 OF 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to direct respondent Nos.1 to 5 to take action on the petitioner’s complaint, which was registered as F.I.R.No.133 of 2011 dated 22.11.2011 on the file of the Station House Officer, Kalla Police Station, West Godavari District. The petitioner seems to have a dispute with the eight respondent, who was hitherto her son-in-law. She filed the complaint for offences under Sections 447, 323 and 506 read with 34 I.P.C., which was registered as F.I.R.No.133 of 2011 on 22.11.2011. It is her grievance that though the complaint was registered, investigation is not progressing and, despite her representations to respondent Nos.1 to 5, no action has been taken in 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 incharge of the concerned police station to hold proper investigation and, if need be, to monitor the investigation, if any, being 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 December 23, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.33905 OF 2011 December 23, 2011 MD [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409