IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 25490 of 2007 Between: Busa Suri Appalamma, W/o. Yellaiah, R/o. Lakkavaram Village, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2 The Inspector of Police, Jangareddigudem, West Godavari District. 3 The Station House Officer, Lakkavaram P.S. Lakkavaram, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue order direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the action of the respondents in not taking action on the complaint filed by the petitioner on 17-11-2007 as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of Cr.P.C. and consequentially direct the respondents to initiate appropriate action on the complaint filed by the petitioner on 17-11- 2007 in accordance with law and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.R.K.AMERANDRA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 25490 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: The substantive grievance in the writ petition is that the respondents have not taken action on the complaint of the petitioner dated 17-11-2007. The petitioner is aggrieved that despite the complaint dated 17-11-2007 wherein allegations of commission of a cognizable offence have been made against one Prodduturi Venkateswara s/o Peraiah r/o Nagulagudem and others, the second respondent has neither registered the complaint nor is taking up further investigation. Under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 in respect of such grievance the petitioner has alternative remedies of either complaining of inaction by the second respondent to the concerned Superintendent of Police or to approach the concerned jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate of First Class by way of filing a private complaint. In view of the availability of statutory remedies which are efficacious, no adjudication under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is warranted. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to pursue available alternative statutory remedies. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 17-06-2008 Pvks/*