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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47121 WP No. 33583 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 33583 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
SMT. LATHA H., WO M.R. BASAVARAJA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.4/2, BASAVESHWARA LAYOUT, RMV IIND STAGE, NAGASHETTYHALLI, SANJAYANAGARA POST, BENGALURU - 560 094. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CUCKOO DELHI, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CUNNINGHAM ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. POLICE INSPECTOR RAJANUKUNTE POLICE STATION BANGALORE - 560 064
BOTH RESPONDENTS ARE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, BANGALORE -01. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA, AGA)
Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR CONSIDERING THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER FOR PROVIDING POLICE PROTECTION TO THEIR LAND, BASED ON THE ORDER PASSED IN O.S.NO. 1076/2025 ON IA FILED UNDER ORDER XXXIX RULE 1 AND 2 OF C.P.C BY GRANTING TEMPORARY INJUNCTION NOT TO INTERFERE IN PETITIONER LAND BEARING SY.NO.12/1A (OLD NO.12) MEASURING AN EXTENT OF 2 ACRE 36 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT SEETHAKEMPANAHALLI VILLAGE HESARAGHATTA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK BANGALORE, AS PER ANNEXURE-E DATED 26.09.2025 AND D DATED 23.09.2025, ETC.,
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
ORAL ORDER
1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:
"(a) Wherefore, the petitioner prays before this Honorable Court be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent for considering the complaint filed by the petitioner for providing police protection to their land, based on the order passed in O.S.No.1076/2025 on IA filed under order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 of C.P.C by granting temporary injunction not to interfere in petitioner land bearing Sy.No.12/1a (old No.12) measuring an extent of 2 acre 36 guntas, situated
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at Seethakempanahalli village, Hesaraghatta Hobli, Yelahanka Taluk Bangalore, as per Annexure-E dated 26.09.2025 and D dated 23.09.2025 (b) And call for records in the interest of justice and equity.
(c) Pass such other order/orders as deems fit to the facts and circumstances of the case."
3. The petitioner seeks for Police protection to implement the order dated 23.09.2025 passed by the I Additional Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, in O.S.No.1076/2025. 4. The said Order dated 23.09.2025 is an ex-parte ad interim temporary injunction passed by the Trial Court, restraining the defendants therein from interfering with the plaintiff's alleged possession. 5. There is no order which has been passed by the Trial Court, granting Police protection and/or directing the Police to provide any protection. 6. The order being an ex-parte one, it is for the petitioner to move necessary application before the
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Trial Court, seeking for Police protection and if such an order for Police protection is passed, the respondents would be required to implement the same. 7. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE
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