IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.2951 OF 2019 (GM-POLICE) Between:
Sri Ravinjay Kulkarni S/o late Sri Mohanrao Kulkarni Aged about 35 years Residing at Aurad(s) Village Bidar Taluk & District-585 226.
(By Sri Aruna Shyam M., Advocate) And:
1. The State of Karnataka Represented by its Secretary Home Department, 2nd Floor, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru-560 001.
2. The State of Maharasthra Represented by its Secretary Home Department, Office of the Chief Minister 6th Floor, Mantralaya, Mumbai-400 032.
3. The Director General & Inspector General of Police, Karnataka, Nrupathunag Road Bengaluru-560 001.
… Petitioner 4. The Director General & Inspector General of Police State of Maharashtra Mumbai.
5. The Superintendent of Police Bidar District, Bidar.
6. The Superintendent of Police Lathur District, State of Maharashtra.
…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 respondent authorities to provide appropriate security/protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner at the cost of the petitioner by considering his representation made in this behalf vide Annexure-C, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10 and C11 and etc.
This Writ Petition coming on for order this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Sri.Aruna Shyam.M, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri.B.Balakrishna, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents.
2. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a writ of mandamus directing respondent authorities to provide appropriate security/protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner at the cost of the petitioner by considering his representation made in this behalf vide Annexures C, C1 to C11.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representations submitted by the petitioner at Annexure-C, C1 to C11 in accordance with law.
4. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that suitable action shall be taken in accordance with law.
5. In view of the submissions made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.5 to consider and decide the representations submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE dn/-