A.K. Basak v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition (criminal) W.P.(CRL) 2498/2025, decided 12.08.2025 by Justice Girish Kathpalia (oral judgment). Petitioner A.K. Basak (counsel: Shiv Gaur) sought police protection via mandamus against respondent no. 4 in a neighbour dispute over restrained house construction, and registration of his complaint by SHO, PS Mehrauli (ASC Rupali Bandhopadhya for State; SI Sanjay Dahiya, SI Manoj Kumar). Complaint-registration prayer withdrawn. Petition disposed: SHO PS Mehrauli directed to share his and beat constable's mobile numbers with petitioner and respond to urgent calls; pending CRL.M.A. 23603/2025 disposed. Keywords: police protection, mandamus, SHO Mehrauli, beat constable, neighbour dispute, cross complaints, disposed.
What did the court decide?
SHO, PS Mehrauli, directed to communicate his mobile phone number and the beat constable's mobile phone number to the petitioner and to respond to urgent calls; pending application CRL.M.A. 23603/2025 likewise disposed of.