Smt. M. Revathi Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Smt. M. Revathi Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No fresh substantive relief; the Writ Petition was closed without costs on the finding that an FIR had already been registered vide Cr.No.409/2024 dated 07-06-2024 on the petitioner's complaint dated 18-05-2024 (grievance redressed, no further orders necessary); pending miscellaneous petitions were directed to stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the 5th Respondent (SHO, Alwal Police Station) in not registering an FIR pursuant to the petitioner's complaint dated 18.05.2024 against the 6th Respondent and his associates is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law, warranting a mandamus directing registration of the FIR. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Since the authorities, basing on the petitioner's complaint dated 18-05-2024, have registered a case vide Cr.No.409/2024 dated 07-06-2024, the Court held that the grievance of the petitioner in the writ petition stands redressed and no further orders are necessary.

Key takeaways

Disposing of the writ petition at the admission stage, the Court held that notice to the unofficial respondent was not necessary for adjudication of the present writ petition (counsel for the petitioner being absent).obiter¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 13649 of 2024 (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Art. 226; decided 10-04-2025 by Justice T. Vinod Kumar). The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing Respondent 5 (SHO, Alwal Police Station) to register an FIR on her complaint dated 18.05.2024 against Respondent 6 (B. Kailash Yadav) and his associates in respect of House No. 30100171, Plot No. 71, Sy. Nos. 360-362, Kanajiguda, Alwal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District. Heard at admission stage without notice to the unofficial respondent, counsel for the petitioner being absent, the Government Pleader for Home reported that basing on the petitioner's complaint a case had already been registered vide Cr.No.409/2024 dated 07-06-2024; it was further stated that on Respondent 6's complaint a case Cr.No.702/2021 had been registered in which the petitioner herself figures as Accused No.1 (Accused No.2 absconding). Holding the petitioner's grievance redressed and no further orders necessary, the Court closed the writ petition without costs and ordered pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)'

THURSDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO:^'13649 OF 2024

Between:

Smt. M. Revathi, Wio. M.Vijaya Kumar, Aged about 45 Years, Occupation .^Pv4. Employee, R/o. H.No. 1-31-932192, Sri Sai Nagar Colony, Alwal,^l,4edchal Malkajgiri District, Telangana - 500015.

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Depadment, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Commissionerate Hyderabad, Telangana.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Medchal Zone, Cyberabad Commissionerate Telangana.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Petbasheerbad Division, Cyberabad Commissionerate, Telangana.

The Station House Officer, Alwal Police Station, Alwal.

B. Kailash Yadav, S/o. Rajendra Yadav, Aged about 32 years, Occupation . Business, R/o. H.No. 15-7-19011, Begum Bazar, Gandhi Galli, Hyderabad.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of 5th Respondent in not registering the FIR pursuant to the complaint dated 18.05.2024 in respect of House No. bearing 30100171, Plot No.71, in Sy, No.360,361 and 362, situated at Kanajiguda, Alwal, Medchal - Malkajgiri District made by Petitioner as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unreasonable, contrary to law and unconstitutional and consequently direct the sth Respondent to register the FIR against the 6th Respondent and his associates rn the interest of^justice

lA NO: 1 AF 2024

Petitlon under Section 1 51 CPC^praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed ln support of the petition, the High Court may be^pleased to sth Respondent to regrster the FIR in respect of House No. bearrng 30-100/71, Plot No. 71, in Sy, No 360, 361 and 362, situated at Kanajiguda, Alwal, Medchal^- Malkajgiri District^pending disposal of the main writ^petition

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. KAVADI NARESH^{(NOT PRESENT)}

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5: GP FOR HOME

Counsel for the Respondent No.6: SRI M RAJENDER REDDY

The Court made the following: ORDER

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAIT

WRlT PE'l-lTlON No.t36te of 202J o tl D r,_ ri:

None appears tbr the petitioncr

Heard learned Govcrnrrrcnt pleader lilr Horne lppearing on behalfofrespondent Nos.l to 5, and perused the record.

3' Having regad to the nature of irs invorved and the manner of disposal of the Writ Petition at the admission stage, this Court is of the view that notibe to unofficial respondent is not necessary for adjud-ication of the pSsent Writ petition. .

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The case of the petitioner as set out in the Writ Affidavit in brief is that, though she has approached the respondent No.5 and submitted a complaint/represenration dated lg-05-2024, the sarne has not been taken note by the 5tl respondent by registering a case againsr the 6'h respondent and his associares, which action or'the rcsponcienr itu th orit ics. it rs conl.c.ndccl illcgal. arbitrrrrr,. u n jusr an<l unreasonable, contrary to la,,v and Lrnconstitrrtional

Learned Government pleader fbr Home appearing on behalf of respondent Nqs.1 to 5 submits.that basing on the'complaint made by the petitioner, the respondent authorities have alrebdy registered a case vide crNg.40 9/2924 dated oT-06_2024.

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Leamed Govemment Pleader^{wciuldfurthersubmit thatbasing} on the complaint^{madeby the 6th responderttherein;the respondent} authorities have registered^{a case vide Cr.No'70212021,wherein the} petitioner herein is arrayed ias accused^No.1 ',vhile^{accttsedNo'2is} absconding. I

l.carnecl^{(irrvcrttt.t.tc't.ttPleaclerfiulher subrnitsthat since the} rcsponrlent urrthorities^{lrare alreirdl' registcrcd a casebasingon the} conrplaint nrade L.,y the^{pctitioner. the grievanccol'the petilioner in the} prcsent Writ l)ctition stands^reclrcssed.

Ilaving regard to the submissions^{made as above, and since the} authorities, basing on^{the complaint ofthe petitioner dated 18-05'2024} have registered a case^{vide Cr.No.40912024dated 07-06-2024, this} Court is of the^{viewthat the grievanceof the petitioner in the present} Writ Petition stands^{redressed and no furtherorders arenecessary'}

Accordingly, the Writ Petition^{is closed'No costs.}

Conseeluentlr', miscellaneous^{petitions, if any pending shall}

stand c losccl.

SD/-K.AMMAJI DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// t

SECTI d$ OFFICER

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One CC to SRI KAVADI NARESH Advocate IOPUCI

2 One CC to SRI lvl RAJENDER REDDY Advocate [OPUC] 3 Two CCs to GP FOR HOME ,High Court for the State^{of Telangana} tourl

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DATED:1010412025

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WP.No.13649 of 2024

CLOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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