- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3128 WP No. 1090 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 1090 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MRS. A. BHAVANI, W/O LATE K.L. SUBRAMANYA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1/20, COURT ROAD, NEAR SRIRANGANATHA SWAMY TEMPLE, SRIRANGAPATNA, MANDYA - 571 438. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. ANUSHA B. REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL SECRETARY. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DC OFFICE ROAD, MANDYA CITY, MANDYA - 571 401. 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SRIRANGAPATNA POLICE STATION, SRIRANGAPATNA, MANDYA - 571 438. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP) Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3128 WP No. 1090 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) SET ASIDE THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 30/10/2024 ISSUED BY R3 POLICE AS PER ANN-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader is directed to take notice for all the respondents. 2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking direction to respondent No.3-Inspector of Police, Srirangapatna, Mandya, to consider her complaint dated 21.09.2024 at Annexure-G and take action accordingly. 3. It is submitted that the petitioner filed the said complaint to respondent No.3-Police invoking Clauses 2(11) and 2(12) of the Circular dated 14.11.2018 bearing No.CRM-3/105/2018 issued by the Home Department, State of Karnataka, seeking Police protection. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3128 WP No. 1090 of 2025 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that there are several judgments of this Court which clearly hold that the police is not permitted to interfere or take action on such allegation touching upon the rights of the parties in respect of immovable properties. Police protection can be granted only if there is a specific direction given by the Civil Court. 5. Upholding the submissions of the learned High Court Government Pleader, the writ petition stands disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to seek specific directions at the hands of the Civil Court where the suit filed by the petitioner is pending, seeking police protection to implement the interim orders passed by the Civil Court. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv CT: BHK