HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 19480 OF 2010 Tuesday, the Tenth day of August, Two Thousand and Ten Between P.Bhaskar Reddy Petitioner AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmavaram, Anantapur District and others Respondents ORAL ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the alleged somnolence of the Station House Officer, Kanekal Police Station, Anantapur District in acting upon his representation dated 16.7.2010 with regard to the illegal and criminal activities of respondents 4 and 5. Inaction on the part of the police in registering an offence or investigating the same is not amenable to judicial review by this court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in the first instance unless exceptional circumstances warrant so. As pointed out by the Supreme Court in Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and others([1]), the proper course in such cases is for the complainant to approach the concerned Superintendent of Police under Sec. 154(3) Cr. P.C. or the concerned Magistrate under Sec. 156(3) Cr. P.C. By virtue of the said provision, the Magistrate is empowered not only to direct registration of a crime, if the situation so warrants, but also to monitor the investigative process to obtain proper investigation in the matter. No exceptional circumstances have been made out by the petitioner warranting interference by this court at this stage. The writ petition is accordingly closed leaving it open to the petitioner to invoke the effective alternative remedy available to him under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. No costs. __________________ Justice Sanjay Kumar August 10, 2010 MAS [1] 2008(2) SCC 409