Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:32865-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1166 of 2025 Petitioner :- Maqsood Ahmad Khan And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 9 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Donadi Ramesh,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned State Counsel for the State-respondents. The petitioners state that they are in peaceful possession over their house and the dispute with regard to such land otherwise is with private respondents. It is submitted that the police authorities have intervened and coerced the petitioners to enter into settlement contrary to their interest. It is submitted that the police authorities have no jurisdiction to adjudicate such issues or force the petitioners to enter into settlement. From materials placed on record, it transpires that there is a private dispute between petitioners and private respondent nos.5 to 10 in respect of immovable property. In the event any interference is made by any of the private respondents, remedy of the petitioners would be to obtain appropriate protection from the competent civil court. So far as the jurisdiction of the police authorities is concerned, it is merely to ensure that peace and tranquility prevail at the spot. In that view of the matter, we provide that any order passed by the competent civil court will determine rights of the parties and settlement, worked out between the parties at the police station shall remain subservient to the orders passed by the competent civil court. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 6.3.2025 rkg Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad