- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17691 WP No. 6765 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 6765 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: B SHEKARAPPA, S/O B DODDARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, PERMANENT R/O SARATHI VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK NOW RESIDING AT: DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT, DAVANAGERE CITY, PIN - 577002, (NOT CLAIMING ANY BENEFITS UNDER SENIOR CITIZEN ACT). …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRUTHI S P.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DAVANAGERE RURAL DISTRICT, DAVANAGERE - 577 002. 2. STATION MASTER, RURAL POLICE STATIONHARIHARA, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577202. 3. ANASUYAMMA, W/O LATE B RAMAPPA, AGE 75 YEARS 4. PRAKASH B, S/O LATE RAMAPPA B, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17691 WP No. 6765 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 5. SUJATHA, D/O LATE RAMAPPA B, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 6. SUMANGALA, D/O LATE RAMAPPA B, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 7. PRABHU B, S/O LATE RAMAPPA B AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS 8. SHIVANANDAPPA, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 9. MANJAMMA, W/O LATE ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 10. HANUMANTHAPPA, S/O LATE ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, 11. VENKATESH, S/O LATE ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 12. MOHAN, S/O LATE ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, RESPONDENT 3 TO 12 ARE RESIDING AT SARATHI VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577002. 13. MAMATHA @ RENUKA, HANUMANTHAPPA KORISHETTY, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17691 WP No. 6765 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O NEELAGUNDA VILLAGE, HARAPANAHALLI (T) DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577002. 14. ASHOKA, S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O JOISARAHARALAHALLI VILLAGE, RANEBENNUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT - 581115. 15. SMT. GEETHA, W/O BASAVARJAPPA, D/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O VIDYANAGARA, NEAR GANESH TEMPLE, HARIHARA TOWN AND TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 AND 2 TO REGISTER THE COMPLAINT GIVEN BY PETITIONER ON 18.12.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST THE R-3 TO 15 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRESH MATTERS LIST THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:17691 WP No. 6765 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer:- "(a) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent 1 & 2 to register the complaint given by petitioner on 18.12.2025 as per Annnexure-E and take appropriate action against the respondent 3 to 15 in the interest of justice. (b) Pass such other relief/s as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the interest of justice and equity". 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate on instructions would submit that the matter in the first flush appears to be civil and therefore, no action is taken. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to dispute the possession and contend that the civil proceedings have entered in favour of the petitioner. In that light, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondent State to take action on the complaint so registered by the petitioner strictly in consonance with the directions of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Lalita Kumari vs. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:17691 WP No. 6765 of 2025 Government of Uttar Pradesh & Others, (2014) 2 SCC 1. 4. Ordered accordingly. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19