IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 12323 of 2008 Between: Kukkala Narayana Murthy S/o. Musalayya R/o. Kadalivaripalem, H/o. Kandaravalli, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District, Eluru. 4 The Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Deputy Superintendent of Police), Narsapur, West Godavari District. 5 The Station House Officer, Achanta Police Station, Achanta, West Godavari District. 6 Kadali Nagamunendra Rao S/o. Chinthanna R/o. Kadalivaripalem, H/o. Kandavalli, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari District. 7 Kadali Venkateswara Rao S/o. Chinthanna R/o. Kadalivaripalem, H/o. Kandavalli, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari District. 8 Kadali Narasimha Swamy S/o. Kadali Krishna Murthy R/o. Kadalivaripalem, H/o. Kandavalli, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari District. 9 Koppisetti Venkatarao S/o. Ramanna, R/o. Kadalivaripalem, H/o. Kandavalli, Achanta Mandal, West Godavari 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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring the action of the Sub-Divisional Police Oﬃcer (Deputy Superintendent of Police), Narsapur, West Godavari District, 4th respondent herein in not completing the investigation and not submitting the report in FIR No.102 of 2007 dt. 29.12.2007 registered against the respondents 6 to 9 herein on the ﬁle of the Achanta Police Station, Achanta, West Godavari District as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and opposed to the very spirit and object of the provisions of Rule 7 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 and consequently direct the Sub-Divisional Police Oﬃcer (Deputy Superintendent of Police), Narsapur, West Godavari District, 4th respondent herein to complete the investigation and to submit the report in FIR No.102 of 2007 dt. 29.12.2007 registered against the respondents 6 to 9 herein on the ﬁle of the Achanta Police Station, Achanta, West Godavari District and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the Sub-Divisional Police Oﬃcer (Deputy Superintendent of Police), West Godavari in not completing the investigation in F.I.R.No.102 of 2002, dated 29.12.2005 registered against respondent Nos.6 to 9 as arbitrary and illegal. In response to the notice ordered by this Court, the fourth respondent-Sub-Divisional Police Oﬃcer (Deputy Superintendent of Police) Narsapur, West Godavari District ﬁled a counter aﬃdavit stating that after completing the investigation, the charge sheet was ﬁled before the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Palakole, West Godavari District on 01.07.2008 vide S.R.No.3931 of 2008. In the circumstances, no further orders are necessary and accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________ G.ROHINI J., Dt.01.09.2008 tjs ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 2 C.Cs. to the Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District, Eluru. 4 The Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Deputy Superintendent of Police), Narsapur, West Godavari District. 5 The Station House Officer, Achanta Police Station, Achanta, West Godavari District. 2.2CD copies