Statutory authorities must address complaints promptly, ensuring timely action in line with legal obligations.

JUDGMENT

The petitioner seeks for the following reliefs;

“a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 2^nd respondent to conduct a detailed enquiry regarding the atrocities committed by the respondents 7 to 12 against the petitioner and to take appropriate action on the same.

b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 2^nd respondent to consider Ext. P13 representation, within a time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court.”

2. The petitioner alleges that respondents 5 to 12 have been harassing the petitioner and his family members and that, he had filed a compliant before the Police Complaints Authority, despite which no action has been initiated

3. During the course of hearing, petitioner confined his relief to a direction to dispose of the complaint filed before the 2^nd respondent in a time bound manner.

4. The learned Government Pleader upon instructions submitted that the petitioner is included in the rowdy history sheet and further that the petitioner was summoned to the Police Station, pursuant to the conditions imposed in the order in Ext.P9 and that, the allegations are without any basis.

5. Notwithstanding the disputed contentions mentioned above, since the petitioner has confined his relief for a direction to the 2^nd respondent to consider his complaint, which is produced as Ext.P13, I am of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of with such a direction, as it is an obligation upon the statutory authority to dispose of the complaints filed before it, without undue delay.

Accordingly, there will be a direction to the 2^nd respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P13 complaint, as expeditiously as possible, in a time bound manner, after hearing all the parties thereto. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition, before the 2^nd respondent for compliance.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

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