THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N. TUKARAMJI WRIT PETITION No.31944 of 2025

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed with the following relief:

“…to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent Nos.4 and 5 in not acting upon the complaint, dated 12.02.2025, 26.04.2025 and 02.07.2025 lodged by the petitioner, without registering the FIR against the respondent Nos.6 to 10 for the cognizable offences, being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from being violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent Nos.3 and 4 to act upon the complaints of the petitioner and pass..…”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent Nos.3 to 5.

3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home submits that the relief sought in the present writ petition, namely, a direction to the police authorities to register a criminal case is not maintainable under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, in view of the well-settled legal principles laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 4. I hav