IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2008 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 8739 of 2008(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ THRIIOCHANAN, VALLAYARA HOUSE, KUMARAKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM BY ADV. SRI.K.KARTHIKEYA PANICKER SMT.DAYA K. PANICKER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUMARAKOM, KOTTAYAM 3. RAJAN K. NAIR, THIRUVATHIRA, KUMARAKOM KOTTAYAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P. (C ) No. 8739 of 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 14-03-2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner who claims to be a senior citizen /injured claims to have preferred a complaint before the 2nd respondent the Sub Inspector of Police, Kumarakom alleging commission of a cognizable offence. His grievance is that no crime has been registered. He, therefore, seeks a writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to register a crime. In the light of the recent decision of the Apex court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. and Others - 2007 (13) Scale 693 this Writ Petition cannot be entertained. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as not entertainable leaving the petitioner to have recourse to any of the alternative remedies under Sec. 156 (3) or Section 190 read with Sec. 200 Cr.P.C. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.