IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOS.26984-985 OF 2018(GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
1. MONISHA, W/O BHARATH RAJ, AGED 18 YEARS, R/AT LUCHIL HOUSE, MUNNUR VILLAGE AND POST, KUTHUR PADAVU, MANGALURU – 575 022.
2. BHARATH RAJ, S/O LATE VAMANA SAPALYA, AGE 32 YEARS, R/AT LUCHIL HOUSE, MUNNUR VILLAGE AND POST, KUTHUR PADAVU, MANGALURU – 575 017 (BY SRI. KARUNAKAR P., ADV.) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 01.
… PETITIONERS 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MANGALURU, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT – 574 211.
3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KALLAPU, MANGALURU, D.K. DISTRICT – 574 211.
4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ULLAL, D.K. MANGALURU – 574 211.
5. MURALIDHARA K.M., S/O KUNHI RAMAN, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT JAYALAXMI NILAYA, ADKA POST AND VILLAGE, KOTEKAR, MANGALURU – 575 022 6. JAYALAXMI, W/O MURALIDHAR K.M., AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT JAYALAXMI NILAYA, ADKA POST AND VILLAGE, KOTEKAR MANGALURU – 575 022.
7. KISORE, S/O BHARGAV, AGE 49 YEARS, R/AT MADUR KUSHALNAGAR, KOTEKAR POST, MANGALURU – 575 022 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAY KUMAR A. PATIL, AGA FOR R-1 TO 4; R-6 SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO GIVE PROTECTION TO THEIR LIVES FROM RESPONDENTS NO.5 TO 7 AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri. Karunakar P., learned counsel for the petitioners.
Sri. Vijay Kumar A. Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 4.
In these petitions, the petitioners inter alia seeks for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to give protection to their lives from respondent Nos.5 to 7.
2. On perusal of the record, I deem it appropriate to dispose of these writ petitions with a liberty to the petitioners that in case a representation with regard to their grievance is made to the competent authority within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such a representation.
3. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
With the aforesaid liberty, these petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-