IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27897 of 2008 Date: 27th October, 2010 Between: Velpula John Victor Macaulay .. Petitioner And The Superintendent of Police, Nellore and others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27897 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent in not taking action on the complaint of the petitioner dated 30.11.2008 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to take steps in accordance with law basing on the complaint of the petitioner dated 30.11.2008. This Court, while admitting the writ petition on 23.12.2008, directed the respondents 1 and 2 to take steps in accordance with law basing on the complaint of the petitioner dated 30.11.2008 pending disposal of the writ petition. Apart from that, in the counter filed by the second respondent, it is asserted that; “The sum and substance of the complaint is that on 29.11.2008 when the petitioner-complainant and his brother- in-law Ravi, neighbours Ramu and Ratnam were in the site of the complainant, one Mr.Thummala Srinivasa Reddy along with goondas came to his site and disconnected electricity supply from the poll and entered into his tin shed though he resisted them, they beat his brother-in-law Ravi and removed all the wires and polls and threw away and also used unparliamentary language. Basing on the contents of the complaint, a case in Cr.No.16/2009 under Sections 448, 427, 506, 290 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 3 of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was registered on the file of this respondent Police Station on 27.1.2009 and the Sub- Divisional Police Officer, Nellore Rural (Incharge Town) has taken up the investigation. The third respondent herein was shown as Accused A1 in the said crime”. Under those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the Respondent-Police is directed to complete the investigation in the above crime, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order, if not already completed, and take appropriate steps as required under law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 27.10.2010 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27897 of 2008 27.10.2010