- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1511 WP No. 200617 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 200617 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SYED KHUSRO WALIULLA HUSSAINI S/O SYED AHMED HUSSAINI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE AND SOCIAL WORK, R/O: NO.3/83, NEAR DARGA, POST: GULSARAM, TQ : WADGERA, DIST: YADGIR - 585 202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ARUNKUMAR AMARGUNDAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HOME DEPARTMENT, ROOM NO.222, II FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, NO.2, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. THE SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, YADGIR, DIST: YADGIR - 585 202. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHESHADRI JAISHANKAR, A.G.A.) Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1511 WP No. 200617 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION/S DATED 20.01.2025 AND 23.01.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-H, H1 AND H2 AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents. 2. The petition is filed seeking a writ of mandamus to direct respondents No.2 and 3 to consider the representations dated 20.01.2025 and 23.01.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the representation seeking police protection is not yet considered. He would also submit that the petitioner is ready to pay the necessary charges in case the police protection is provided pursuant to consideration of the representation. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate would submit that the police protection cannot be claimed as of right, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1511 WP No. 200617 of 2025 and respondents No.2 and 3 have to take a decision considering the merits of the representation. 5. Under these circumstance the following ORDER i) The writ petition is disposed of. ii) Respondent Nos.2 and 3 shall consider the prayer of the petitioner in terms of Annexures H, H1 & H2 and thereafter pass appropriate order by considering the merits of the application in accordance with law. iii) It is further made clear that nothing is expressed on the merit of the representation. iv) This exercise shall be completed within a period of three months from today. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE THM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 27