THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.22407 of 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 and 3, in not registering the complaint dated 21.02.2011 given by the petitioner against respondent Nos.4 to 7, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. A consequential direction is sought to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to register the complaint dated 21.02.2011. 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 the offence, but also to direct the officer incharge of the concerned police station to hold proper investigation as also to monitor the same. 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 Date:09.08.2011 usd [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409