THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.17759 of 2009 Date: 24.09.2009 Between: Dr. V. Gopi Krishna @ Gowtham … Petitioner And The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.17759 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not taking appropriate action against the respondents 2 and 3 in interfering with the petitioner’s marital life at Secunderabad and consequently to direct the 1st respondent to conduct early investigation with regard to the complaint of the petitioner dated 21.08.2009 by registering FIR against the respondents 2 and 3. The case of the petitioner is that he is working as Government Medical Officer at Medak and his wife working as Clerk in the Regional Pass Port Office at Secunderabad. For the convenience of his employment, the petitioner put up his family at Secunderabad, but the respondents 2 and 3, father-in-law and mother-in-law of the petitioner, are insisting him to put up his family at Guntur. In this regard, he got issued a legal notice to the respondents 2 and 3 on 22.05.1998 and to his wife to come and join with family life. Further, it is also submitted that he sent a request letter to the Commissioner of Police on 21.08.2009 by way of courier service DTDC, YMCA branch stating that with the help of the respondents 2 and 3, Sub Inspector of Police, Vema Reddy, blackmailing him to produce his wife before him on or before 23.08.2008 in IV Town Police Station, but the 1st respondent, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, did not conduct any enquiry and not registered any crime against the respondents 2 and 3. Hence, the present writ petition. Based on the written instructions of Station House Officer, Bowenpally Police Station, Hyderabad, the learned Government Pleader submits that after receipt of the complaint of the petitioner from the 1st respondent with an endorsement to enquire and take necessary action, he enquired with the petitioner, his wife and as well as with the respondents 2 and 3, where it is revealed that the respondents 2 and 3 did not insist the petitioner to put up his family at Guntur. Further, it is also submitted that at no point of time neither the respondents 2 and 3 visited the house of the petitioner nor disturbed his matrimonial life. Eventually, it is submitted that the matter is family dispute and civil in nature and as there is no cognizable offence, no case is registered. Therefore, the petitioner is advised to approach the Court of law for his grievances. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Home and perused the material on record. The main grievance of the petitioner is that though he addressed a complaint to the 1st respondent to take appropriate action against the respondents 2 and 3, no action has been initiated against them, for which, the learned Government Pleader for Home submitted that based on the endorsement of the 1st respondent, the Station House Officer, Bowenpally, Hyderabad enquired into the matter and came to the conclusion that the respondents 2 and 3 never insisted the petitioner to put up his family at Guntur and the matter is family dispute and civil in nature and there is no cognizable offence, hence, no case is registered. Therefore, it is not a fit case to grant the relief as sought for by the petitioner. In view of the above, it cannot be said that the 1st respondent did not initiate any action on the complaint of the petitioner and the petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, with the above observation, this writ petition is dismissed, at the threshold. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH Date: 24-09-2009 LSK/IVD