JUDGMENT :

(Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J.)

1. The present petition has been fled seeking a writ of mandamus inter alia to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate for taking cognizance of the complaint fled by the Petitioners with the Mumbai Police and for purposes of taking investigation in their hands. The complaint is stated to have been sent by the Petitioners through email to the Commissioner of Police Mumbai, as also the DCP, Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on 11th July, 2022 against Respondent Nos. 5, 6 and 7. Respondent Nos. 5 and 6 are stated to have been the office bearers of the political party ‘Shivsena’. Respondent No. 5 is also stated to have been the Chief Minister of the State of Maharashtra for a period of 30/31 months, whereas Respondent No. 6 is stated to have been a minister in his cabinet. It is alleged that the complaint fled with the Mumbai Police although forwarded on the same date to the EOW, had not resulted in any investigation into the allegations levelled against the said Respondents.

2. Insofar as the allegations are concerned, the Petitioners state that the said Respondents have committed serious economic offences and offences o