IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.1341 OF 2019 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
M/S. INDUS TOWERS LTD., NO.12 TOWER-D 7TH FLOOR SUBRAMANYA ARCADE BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 029 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY SRI MAHESH. B. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI ROHITH B J, ADVOCATE – ABSENT) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER K.G. HALLI POLICE STATION BENGALURU – 560 045.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B BALAKRISHNA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO EXTEND ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE PETITIONER'S MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER BEING INSTALLED IN THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY AND FURTHER TO EXTEND ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE WORKERS AND ASSETS CONNECTED WITH THE TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER THEREON AS REQUESTED THROUGH THEIR COMPLAINT DATED 20.12.2018 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER None for the petitioner.
Sri. B. Balakrishna, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents.
Record perused.
2. In this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to extend adequate protection to the petitioner’s mobile telecommunication tower being installed in the schedule property and further to extend adequate protection to the workers and assets connected with the telecommunication tower thereon as requested through their complaint dated 20.12.2018 produced at Annexure-B.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that the controversy involved in the instant petition is squarely covered by an order dated 27.07.2016 passed in W.P.No.7336/2016 (GM-Police).
4. In view of the aforesaid submission and for the reasons assigned therein, with a view to maintain parity, the petition is disposed of on the same terms and with similar directions.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-