THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.19480 of 2001 O R D E R : The writ petitioner, who is a resident of Tandur Town in R.R. District, claims to have been carrying on stone supplying business at Tandur for the last several years. It is alleged that during January, 2001 the respondents 7 to 11 herein floated an association called Tandur Lorry Owners Welfare Association and started collecting funds forcibly from the lorries traveling through Tandur town. It is further alleged that the respondents 7 to 11 with the help of their henchmen were collecting huge amounts ranging from Rs.5,000/- to Rs.10,000/- from each lorry which passes through Tandur town and the said acts of extortion and vandalism was being carried on in collusion with the respondents 5 and 6 police officials. It is also pleaded that since the petitioner refused to pay the amount as demanded by the respondents 7 to 11, he was manhandled and was kept in illegal custody by the respondents 5 and 6 for three days apart from involving in a false criminal case. In the circumstances, the petitioner and several other residents of Tandur town submitted representations to the respondents 2 and 3 requesting to take action against the respondents 7 to 11. However, they failed to respond. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents 1 to 4 in not initiating any action against the respondents 7 to 11 as well as the respondents 5 and 6 is arbitrary and illegal. A counter-affidavit has been filed by the Superintendent of Police, R.R. District on behalf of the respondents 1 to 4 stating that basing on the complaint lodged by the petitioner, the matter was enquired into by the 4th respondent in which it was found that no association was registered and was formed by the respondents 7 to 11 as alleged by the petitioner. It is also stated that the alleged collection of amounts by the respondents 7 to 11 in connivance with the respondents 5 and 6 was also found to be false. So far as the alleged illegal detention of the petitioner by the respondents 5 and 6 is concerned it is stated that the respondents 7 and 8 lodged a complaint making certain allegations against the petitioner and on the basis of the same Cr.No.99 of 2001 was registered for the offences under Sections 468 and 384 of I.P.C. on 28.8.2001 and the allegation that he was taken into custody without following due process of law was incorrect and without any basis. A separate counter-affidavit has been filed by the Sub- Inspector of Police, Tandur P.S. denying all the allegations made by the petitioner and stating that Cr.No.99 of 2001 was registered on the file of Tandur P.S. against the petitioner basing on the complaint made by the respondents 7 and 8 alleging that the writ petitioner was blackmailing them. Similarly Cr.No.117 of 2001 was registered on a complaint received against the petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 435 of I.P.C. No affidavit-in-Reply has been filed by the petitioner controverting the stand taken by the respondents and no other material is placed before this Court to establish the allegations made by the petitioner. In the circumstances, the Writ of Mandamus as prayed for cannot be granted. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Dated: 28-01-2009 gbs