IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2831 of 2008 Between: M.U. Sankara Rao S/o. Venkateshwaralu R/o. Vishnu Blue Lotus H.No. Duplex No. II Road No.3 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2 The Dy. Commissioner of Police Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 3 The Station House Officer, Police Station Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 4 Sri B. Vijaya Kumar S/o.Not known to petitioner, Major, Business Officers Colony, Punjagutta, Hyderabad. Also at: R/o. Duplex 2, II Floor, Varasiddy Apartments, Opp: Shridi Sai Temple, Filmnagar, Jubilee Hills, Street No.10 Hyderabad. .....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 to issue a writ or any appropriate writ or writs or direction/s more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent Nos 1, 2 and 3 in registering crime pursuant to the complaint of the petitioner dt. 7-2-2008 as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.VENKATA MAYUR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : Order: In this Writ Petition, petitioner seeks a direction by way of Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondents 1 to 3 in registering a crime pursuant to the petitioner’s complaint dated 07-02-2008 as illegal and arbitrary. The only grievance of the petitioner is that the complaint lodged by him against the fourth respondent is not being received by the third respondent-Station House Officer, Banjara Hills Police Station, and no case is being registered thereon. It is also stated that a copy of the said complaint has also been sent to respondents 1 and 2- Police authorities, but, no action has been taken so far. When the matter is taken up, it is submitted by learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents that no complaint has, in fact, been filed before the third respondent and the complaint filed by the petitioner before respondents 1 and 2 has been transmitted to the third respondent, who registered the same in Crime No.243 of 2008 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 448 and 506 I.P.C. In view of registration of the petitioner’s complaint as Crime No.243 of 2008, the grievance of the petitioner is redressed. Therefore, the Writ Petition is closed. However, it is left open to the respondents-Police authorities to conduct independent investigation and file final report in the matter. ___________________ (R.Subhash Reddy, J) 26th February, 2008 lur ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Commissioner of Police Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2 The Dy. Commissioner of Police Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 3 The Station House Officer, Police Station Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 4 2CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Home. 5 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}