THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.21657 OF 2011 ORDER: Alleging inaction on the part of the respondents in not taking any action against the unofficial respondents 3 to 6 pursuant to the petitioners’ complaints dated 20.02.2011 and 20.06.2011 for extending threats to dispossess them from their lawful possession in respect of the house bearing Municipal Nos.1-8-506/A, 1-8-506/B, 1-8-506/C, 1-8-506/D and 1-8-506/F admeasuring 3200, 3360, 3153, 3200 and 3153 square yards respectively in Survey No.194/1 situated at Prakash Nagar, Begumpet, Secunderabad, as illegal and arbitrary, the present Writ Petition is filed. As held by the Supreme Court, in Sakiri Vasu v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others[1], the petitioners have 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 petitioners, I consider it wholly inappropriate to exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Leaving it open to the petitioners 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) 2nd August 2011 RRB [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409