IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 20972 of 2004 BETWEEN: G. Siva Rao, S/o Nageswara Rao, r/o Vacanuru Village, Avanigadda Mandal, Krishna District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Inspector of Police, Avanigadda, Krishna District. 2 Deputy Superintendent of Police, Avanigadda, Krishna District. 3 Superintendent of Police, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 4 Director General of Police, Hyderabad. 5 Sanaka Purniachandra Rao, Correspondent, Pragathi Public School, Avanigadda, Krishna District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus to declare the action respondent Nos.1 to 3 is not conducting proper investigation in Crime No.107/2004 on the file of the Avanigadda Police Station as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the 4th respondent to entrust the Crime No.107/2004 on the file of Avanigadda Police Station to the C.B.C.I.D. Police with a direction to conduct the investigation by the officer not below the rank of D.S.P. and file Charge sheet according to law in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter was taken up for hearing on 17.04.2008, as neither the petitioner appeared nor there was any representation on his behalf, the matter was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Today also when the matter is taken up for hearing neither the petitioner appears nor there is any representation on his behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 24, 2008 DSK