1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1894 OF 2010 Mukhtar Ahmed Abdul Majid Ansari ..... PETITIONER VERSUS Municipal Corporation, Dhule & Oths. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. L.V.Sangit, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader. ........................... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 29/03/2010 PER COURT : 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner obstensively as a public interest litigation claiming himself as public spirited and resident of Dhule for initiating prosecution against the respondent no. 4 for various offences alleged to have been committed by him while obtaining electrical connection in his name. According to the petitioner, the respondent has committed forgery and has cheated the respondent in obtaining electrical connection. Various reliefs are sought by the petitioner seeking issuance of writ of mandamus to the respondents for prosecuting respondent no. 4. 2. The petitioner has alternate remedies available in law and 2 no mandamus can be issued to the respondents directing them to prosecute respondent no. 4. In that light of the matter, the petition is summarily dismissed with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 1894.10