IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2681 of 2008 Between: N.Venkateswara Reddy. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 2 The Station House Officer, II-Town P.S., Kurnool District, Kurnool. .....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 issue any writ order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondents in not registering the complaint by issuing FIR on the complaint endorsed on 5.2.2008 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and against the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith register the FIR and to take up investigation in pursuance of the complaint dt. 5.2.2008 in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.U.M.V.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2681 of 2008 ORDER: It is the only grievance of the petitioner that in spite of complaint lodged by him before the police on 5-2-2008, no case has been registered against the named individuals in the said complaint. It is stated that some persons, namely, M/s. PLK Prasad, N.Gururaja Rao, P. Srinivas, and, G.Krishna Kumar, have agreed to sell the land by receiving part consideration, but however, subsequently, it was found that they cheated the petitioner, as the said land was earlier sold to third parties. It is the grievance of the petitioner in the Writ Petition that in spite of his complaint, no action has been taken by the respondents. This matter was listed for admission on 12-2-2008 and the same was adjourned at the request of the learned Government Pleader to obtain instructions. To day, on instructions, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that pursuant to the complaint of the petitioner dated 5-2-2008, the respondents have registered a case in crime No. 34/2008 for the alleged offence under Section 420 IPC and he produced a copy of the First Information Report before this Court. As much as, pursuant to the complaint of the petitioner, the respondents have registered a case, no further direction needs be issued in this Writ Petition. Keeping open to the respondents to make investigation on its own merits and file final report, the Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs. ---------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 18-2-2008. Msnr. To 1 The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 2 The Station House Officer, II-Town P.S., Kurnool District, Kurnool. 3. Two CD copies 4. Two spare copies.