THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.32977 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioners allegation is that though they were granted house sites under the Racha Banda program, respondent Nos.4 and 5 who are in illegal occupation of the house sites, and had constructed a compound wall thereupon were not vacating the said lands; and their complaint dated 04.12.2011 to the second respondent was of no avail. As held by the Supreme Court, in Sakiri Vasu v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others[1], the petitioners have 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 an offence, but also to direct the officer incharge of the concerned police station to hold proper investigation and, if need be, to monitor the investigation, if any, carried on. In view of the alternative remedy available to the petitioners, I consider it wholly inappropriate to exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Leaving it open to the petitioners 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 December 20, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.32977 OF 2011 December 20, 2011 MD [1] (2008) 2 SCC 409