THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.19756 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner’s allegation, in this Writ Petition, is that the boundary stones erected by him had been removed by certain unknown persons, and his complaint to the first respondent in this regard was of no avail. 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:01.08.2011 usd [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409