IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND SIX. PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.922 OF 2006 Between: M/s Keerthi Kavery Properties, represented by its Managing partner, G.Vijaya Krishna Raju. ..... PETITIONER AND The Station House Officer, Ramachandrapuram Police, Station, Ramachandrapuram, Medak District and another. ....RESPONDENTS O R D E R: The writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not registering complaint given by the petitioner dated 8.1.2006 as illegal. It is stated that the petitioner filed a report before the Station House Officer, Ramachandrapuram Police Station, Ramachandrapuram, Medak District on 8.1.2006 making certain allegations against certain persons of committing cognizable offences and requesting the police to take appropriate action against the said persons and that the said complaint has not been registered and no action has been taken. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that if any report or the complainant filed before the officer in-charge concerned, it is for the said Station House Officer to take appropriate decision, neither there is a prima facie case in committing cognizable offence and if it is so, it is for them to register a case and investigate the same in accordance with the law, otherwise, it is open for the S.H.O, to lodge the same. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the 1st respondent is directed to take appropriate decision as indicated above on the report dated 8.1.2006 and intimate the action taken by him to the petitioner within a period of one week from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ----------------------- V.ESWARAIAH, J 17th January 2006. BCS