THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :6437 of 2007 DATED:30-03-2007 BETWEEN: Syed Khundmeer. ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of A.P., Rep., by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents 2 and 3 in registering First Information Report and investigating into the cognizable offence even after the lapse of twenty five days, as illegal, and arbitrary, and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to register the First Information Report and submit the report without any delay. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that he lodged a written complaint on 04-03-2007 alleging that a cognizable offence has been committed, but the concerned Station House Officer has not registered the crime so far. 4. If the petitioner made any complaint alleging that a cognizable offence has been committed and if the concerned Station House Officer refused to receive the complaint or after receiving the complaint refused to register the case it is open for the petitioner to file a representation before the Superintendent of Police or file a private complaint under Section 200 r/w 190 Cr.P.C. before the concerned Magistrate seeking appropriate action. Similar contentions have been considered by this Court and held against the petitioner in W.P.Nos.21709 of 2005 & batch, vide common order, dated 06-02-2007. 5. Following the above order, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. __________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J 30th March, 2007 Note: Furnish C.C. of the order within two days. B/o Tsy