THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8013 of 2008 Date: 21.04.2008 Between: Yangala Soubhagya Lakshmi … Petitioner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Prl.Secretary, Home Department, Hyderabad. And others … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Sri K.S.Murthy. Counsel for respondents : A.G.P. for Home HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8013 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in arresting respondent No.6 in connection with F.I.R.No.171 of 2007 of Kovvur Police Station, West Godavari District, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home furnished a copy of the counter affidavit filed by the Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Kovvur Division, West Godavari District in which it is mentioned that consequent on the registration of the above-mentioned crime, the Investigating Officer conducted investigation and completed the same, that the investigation discloses that the alleged accused are the elders of Nandamuru village and they looked after the welfare of the people of the village and that villagers suspect that the petitioner is preventing the flow of welfare funds from the Mandal Parishad Development Officer’s office to their village. It is further stated that after completing the investigation, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer obtained permission from the Superintendent of Police, West Godavari district to refer the complaint of the petitioner as ‘false’ and notice to the petitioner was served on him on 17.4.2008 and the final report was filed before the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kovvur on 18.4.2008. In view of the submissions contained in the counter affidavit, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. Liberty is however, given to the petitioner to file a protest petition and take appropriate steps before the jurisdictional Magistrate. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.10559 of 2008 filed by the petitioner seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:21.04.2008 mdaa