- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29812 WP No. 23035 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 23035 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SMT DEVERAMA @ PARVATHAMA W/O SRI S K SUBBEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT SOLLEPURA POST, KIKKERI HOBLI, KRISHNARAJAPETE TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT 571426 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUPRITHA K.H.., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560001 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA 571401 Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29812 WP No. 23035 of 2025 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KIKERI POLICE STATION, NAGAMANGALA, MANDYA 571432 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KIKERI POLICE STATION, K R PETE TALUK MANDYA 571423 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P.YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DTD 15.04.2025 VIDE ANNX-R,S AND T RESPECTIVELY AS PER CIRCULAR DTD 14.11.2018. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29812 WP No. 23035 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner, a 60 year old lady who has the benefit of interim order of temporary injunction in O.S.No.294/2024, seeks direction to the respondents [the Police Authorities] from the Mandya District to act on the different representations [as per Annexures - R, S and T]. Mr. Suprith K.H, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that in terms of the Circular dated 14.11.2018, every Station House Officer must implement the Court orders scrupulously, and if the Court orders cannot be implemented for any reason, the concerned Station House Officer must obtain opinion of the Assistant Director of Prosecutions and the opinion so received must be forwarded to the Court. The learned counsel relies upon the following in the afore Circular: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29812 WP No. 23035 of 2025 10 When a person produces orders issued by the court. No Station House Officer should insist on specific court direction to give police protection. If the court orders can be implemented, they should be implemented scrupulously. If the court orders cannot be implemented on the ground due to any reason, opinion of the Asst. Director of Prosecutions/Dy. Director of Prosecutions/Legal Advisor attached to the office of the Commissioner of Police, should be obtained and according to the opinion, action should be taken. If the order cannot be implemented on the ground due to any reason, a report should be sent to the concerned court for consideration and further orders. Mrs. K. P. Yadhodha, the learned Additional Government Advocate, who is called upon to accept notice for the respondents, is heard for final disposal of the petition. The civil Court's order is an order restraining the private respondents from interfering with the petitioner's possession of certain land, and the petitioner contends that she is not able to harvest standing crops because of the continued interference. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29812 WP No. 23035 of 2025 The petitioner has remedy in the pending civil proceedings, and this Court must refer to the decision of this Court in Karisiddamma v. Sanna Kenchamma, reported in ILR 2010 Kar 1197 “In the light of granting the temporary injunction order after hearing both the sides, if a party in whose favour the temporary injunction order is made, complains to the Court that the other side is obstructing the use of the road and that the police are not coming to her rescue, the Trial Court is well within its limits to pass an order directing the police to give the necessary said in the enforcement of the temporary injunction order. The Court can grant police aid exercising its inherent powers. Otherwise the interests of the litigants cannot be protected against a party.” This Court is of the view that the respondents must implement that order when there is a specific direction by the civil Court to ensure that its orders - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29812 WP No. 23035 of 2025 are to be implemented and that the civil Court will have to issue such directions on an application filed by the petitioner considering all the circumstances. The terms of the Circular dated 14.11.2018 will be effective when there is difficulty in implementing such considered directions. As such, this Court is not inclined to direct the Police Authorities to intervene in what would be an entirely civil dispute. Hence, the following: ORDER The petition stands disposed of with just liberties to the petitioner to file an application with the civil Court for directions to the Police. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB