THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.23503 of 2011 ORDER: Failure on the part of the respondents, to register a case pursuant to the complaints given by the petitioner dated 09.08.2011 and 12.08.2011, is under challenge in this Writ Petition. It is the case of the petitioner that his shop was illegally demolished, and instead of taking action on his complaint dated 09.08.2011, the third respondent registered a case against him under Section 324 IPC. 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 as 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 Date:23.08.2011 usd [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409