The petitioner has approached this Court seeking that the 4th respondent – RDO be directed not to proceed with any further action on Ext.P16, asserting that such action is in blatant violation of the directions of this Court in Ext.P8 judgment and Ext.P9 order.

2. When this matter was called today, the learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent submitted that civil disputes are pending between the parties before the competent Civil Court.

3. The learned Government Pleader, though asked to obtained instructions on Ext.P16 - when this case was last listed, submitted that he has not obtained any further information.

4. However, since the 2nd respondent confirms that the civil disputes between the parties are pending before the competent Civil Court, I am certainly of the view that a parallel investigation, as has been ordered by the RDO through Ext.P16, cannot be allowed to continue, particularly taking note of the specific directions of this Court in Ext.P8 judgment and Ext.P9 order.

Resultantly, this writ petition is allowed and all action consequent to Ext.P16 is ordered to be stopped immediately.

Needless to say, I have not considered the merits of the disputes between th