- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34713 WP No. 13081 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 13081 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI ESHWAR RAO H S/O. HANUMANTHA RAO H AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO.537, WARD NO.6 NEAR CHAMUNDESHWARI TEMPLE EXTENSION BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT - 562 159.. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BALARAJ V R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT RAMANAGARA - 562 159. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT RAMANAGARA - 562 159. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION RAMANAGARA BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT. 5. SRI. KUMARASWAMY ADVISOR Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34713 WP No. 13081 of 2026 JAYA KARNATAKA JANAPARA VEDIKE NO.912, 9TH FLOOR, BARTON CENTRE MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD HARIDEVPUR, SHANTHALA NAGAR, ASHOK NAGAR BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 001. 6. SRI. CHEELURU MUNIRAJU CO- COORDINATOR KARNATAKA RAJYA RAITHA SANGHA WARD NO.5, RAJARAM BEEDI KANAKAPURA TOWN BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT-562 117. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.C H DEVARAJ, AGA FOR R1 TO R4: SRI J N NAVEEN, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO- DIRECT THE R2 TO 4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONER DATED 18.03.2026 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURES-B, B1 AND B2 AND DIRECT THE R2 TO PROVIDE POLICE PROTECTION TO THE PETITIONER AGAINST THE R5 AND 6 AND THEIR FOLLOWERS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents No.2 to 4 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 18.03.2026 produced at Annexures-B, B1 & B2; b) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 to provide police protection to the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34713 WP No. 13081 of 2026 petitioner against the respondents 5 & 6 and their followers; c) Issue such other writ/s or direction/s or order/s as deemed fit to pass under the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity. 2. 2. Petitioner claims to be a Government Employee working since 2012 as Village Accountant. 3. Insofar as land in Survey No.91 of Gabbadi Village, Harohalli Hobli and Kanakapura Taluk, Bangalore South District, which is stated to be a Government land, it was granted to certain persons. As per the official memorandum and other procedures, certain extent of land was granted in favour of the beneficiaries, who had filed application in the Akrama-Sakrama Scheme. After the grant by the Committee to the beneficiaries, the khata was not recorded in their names and as with regard certain directions had been issued by the Hon'ble Revenue Minister to the concerned Tahsildar to effect revenue records. 4. The petitioner, who was working as a Village Accountant, had submitted the documents and submitted Form Nos.1 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34713 WP No. 13081 of 2026 to 5 through the web portal. Thereafter, the Revenue Inspector and Shiresthadar verified the same and submitted report to the Tahsildar. 5. Respondent Nos.5 and 6 had made allegation that the petitioner had forged certain government documents and on that basis, certain of them had gathered at the workplace of the petitioner and were shouting slogans and carrying out a protest. 6. The petitioner, alleging that the protest was false, had called upon and submitted representations to the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to file criminal complaints against respondent Nos.5 and 6 and certain others. The same not having been considered, the petitioner is before this Court seeking for the aforesaid reliefs. 7. Essentially what has been sought for by the petitioner is to initiate criminal proceedings against persons, who had protested against the petitioner. Petitioner discharging public duties, it is not expected that such a representation is submitted by an officer, nor is it required by respondent Nos.2 and 3 to act on the same. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34713 WP No. 13081 of 2026 8. There is no vested right in the petitioner to seek for respondent No.2 and respondent No.3 to initiate any criminal proceedings against the protestors, protest being a right of a citizen. 9. In that view of the matter, as indicated supra, there being no vested right, a mandamus cannot be issued to respondent Nos.2 to 4 to consider and take action as requested of by the petitioner. 10. The above petition being a abuse of the process of Court, is dismissed by imposing cost of Rs.25,000/- payable to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, within a period of four weeks from today i.e. on or before 06.08.2026. 11. If the said amount is not paid by the petitioner, the Member Secretary of Legal Services Authority is directed to recover the same as arrears of land revenue. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 32