Madakam Raju, v. The State Of Telangana, Home Department,

THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN AND THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE J. UMA DEVI WRIT APPEAL NO.892 of 2018 JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan) The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the action of the official respondents, in not registering the FIR on the petitioner's complaint dated 25.02.2018, as arbitrary and illegal. The Learned Single Judge observed that, since the petitioner's complaint was enquired into and was held to be civil in nature, the respondents had advised the petitioner to seek redressal in a competent Court of law.

While Sri D. Srinivas, Learned Counsel for the appellant-writ petitioner would question the order passed by the Learned Single Judge on several grounds, it is unnecessary for us to examine these contentions in view of the law declared by the Supreme Court in Ram Kishan Fauji v. State of Haryana1, wherein it was held that an appeal, under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, would not lie against the order passed by the Learned Single Judge in the exercise of his criminal jurisdiction. We see no reason, therefore, to entertain this Writ Appeal against such an order passed by the Learned Single Judge.

Sri D. Srinivas, Learned Counsel for the appellant, seeks liberty to file a review petition before the Learned Single Judge. Granting liberty as sought for, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. The 1 (2017) 5 SCC 533

miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. No costs.

_________________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, ACJ) _________________ (J. UMA DEVI, J) 03.07.2018 MRKR