- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13444 WP No. 38825 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 38825 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI R RANGASWAMY, S/O. S. RUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT MAGADI MAIN ROAD, SUNKADAKATTE, SREE GANDADAKAVAL, VISHWANEEDAM POST, BENGALURU - 560 091. REP. BY GPA HOLDER, SRI. S. RUDRAPPA, S/O SRI. SHESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, REST - DO - …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SOMASHEKHARAIAH.R.P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13444 WP No. 38825 of 2025 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPT., M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION, NELAMANGALA SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU DISTRICT - 562 162. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE R2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION/ COMPLAINT DATED 24.05.2025 SUBMITTED TO THE R2 TO TIVE POLICE PROTECTION UNDER ANNX-H AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13444 WP No. 38825 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The captioned petition is filed seeking mandamus from this Court to issue direction to respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's representation/complaint dated 24.05.2025 and further direct respondent No.2 to take necessary action on the complaint lodged by the petitioner. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned AGA for the respondents. Perused the records. 3. Perusal of the records, it appears that the dispute relates to an agricultural land bearing Sy.No.39/3 measuring 1 acre 14 guntas. The petitioner asserts that though the petitioner's father has in fact purchased Sy.No.40/3, it is wrongly reflected as Sy.No.39/3. 4. On examining the order passed by the co-ordinate bench in W.P.No.11052/2022, in a previous suit instituted by the petitioner in O.S.No.121/2009, though dismissed and confirmed by the Appellate Court in R.A.No.4/2015, the writ court adverted to the finding recorded on possession. The writ court also adverted to the observation made by this Court in RSA.No.1389/2015 while dismissing the petitioner's second - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13444 WP No. 38825 of 2025 appeal, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a comprehensive suit. 5. In view of ambiguity in regard to the survey number, there appears to be a dispute between a petitioner and private parties, who are not party to this writ petition. Be that as it may. If a petitioner has filed a comprehensive suit arraying the private parties and defendants, the petitioner has to seek appropriate interim reliefs in the pending suit now filed pursuant to disposal of the writ petition. The second respondent's reluctance to entertain a complaint on the ground that the dispute is purely civil in nature cannot be faulted. If such an endorsement is issued, this Court is of the view that the petitioner's remedy lies before the competent Civil Court. While his title is negated by two courts, this Court, while dismissing RSA.No.1389/2015, has reserved liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh comprehensive suit and seek all possible reliefs against the private parties. The fact that a comprehensive suit is filed, the petitioner has to seek reversal of his grievances in the pending suit. Therefore, this is not a fit case where a direction can be issued to the second respondent - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13444 WP No. 38825 of 2025 to contemplate action based on the complaint lodged by the petitioner vide Annexure-J. The endorsement vide Annexure-H does not suffer from any illegality. Since the parties are found to be litigating before a competent Civil Court as well as have been litigating in revenue proceedings, the petitioner has to get his rights adjudicated in the pending suit. With these observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE HDK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15