THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.22953 OF 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to register FIR on the complaint filed by the petitioner on 07.07.2011 against the respondents 3 to 11 and take up investigation. A consequential direction is sought to respondents 1 and 2, to provide protection to the petitioner’s person and property, and to respondents 3 to 11 not to interfere with his personal liberty. As held by the Supreme Court, in Sakiri Vasu v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others[1], the petitioner has an effective remedy under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.), whereunder the Magistrate concerned has not only the power to order registration of the offence, but also to direct the officer incharge of the concerned police station to hold proper investigation, and also to monitor the same. In view of the alternative remedy available to the petitioner, I consider it wholly inappropriate to exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J August 16, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.22953 OF 2011 August 16, 2011 MD [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409