HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.27539 of 2010 Date : 8-11-2010 Between : Atchuta Pavan Kumar s/o.Srinivasrao .. Petitioner And The Commissioner & Inspector of Institution and Stamps, Chits Division, Golkonda Cross Road, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri Challa Srinivas Reddy Counsel for respondents 1 to 4 : Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue Counsel for respondent No.5 : This Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent Nos.2 to 4 in initiating action against respondent No.5 in accordance with the provisions of A.P. Chit Funds Act, 1971 (for short, “the Act”) and the Rules made thereunder. The petitioner claims to be a chit subscriber with respondent No.5. Disputes arose in connection with payment of the amounts under the chit. The petitioner sought for refund of the chit amount. As respondent No.5 has not responded to the petitioner’s demand, the latter caused a legal notice issued on 14-10-2010 to respondent Nos.1 to 4 and respondent No.5. In the said legal notice, the petitioner has called upon respondent No.5 to pay certain amounts indicated therein failing which he will initiate necessary legal action for recovery of the said amounts and also for offences allegedly committed by respondent No.5 under the provisions of the Act. The petitioner also called upon respondent Nos.1 to 4 to take action against respondent No.5 for the alleged violation of the provisions of the Act and the Rules. At the hearing, Sri Challa Srinivas Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that respondent Nos.1 to 4 have not acted in accordance with law. As far as the relief against respondent No.5 is concerned, as rightly pointed out by the petitioner in his legal notice, he is required to avail the common law remedies for recovery of the amounts in dispute from respondent No.5. No direction in this regard can be granted by this Court in the present Writ Petition. As regards the grievance of the petitioner that respondent Nos.1 to 4 have not taken action under the provisions of the Act and the Rules, it is incumbent upon the competent authority to take appropriate action if the allegations made against respondent No.5 contain truth and substance. Therefore, respondent Nos.1 to 4 are directed to consider the contents of the legal notice said to have been issued by the petitioner and initiate appropriate action in accordance with law against respondent No.5 if it is found that the said respondent has indulged in violation of the provisions of the Act and the Rules. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.35161/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________ C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy.,J Date : 8-11-2010 AM