High Court of Karnataka disposed of this writ petition filed for registration of a complaint. Respondents agreed to investigate within six weeks, citing Lalita Kumari parameters.
Instructed to register complaint and investigate within six weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT
WRIT PETITION NO.23334 OF 2021 (GM-POLICE)
BETWEEN:
GAYATHRI S SHANKAR, W/O T G SHIVASHANKAR, AGED 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.111, J-2, 1ST FLOOR, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 4TH BLOCK, MLA LAYOUT, BEL ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 054.
…PETITIONER
(BY MISS. AISHWARYA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ANAND THEERTHA D, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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NO.58, 60 FEET ROAD, AMARAJYOTI LAYOUT, SANJAY NAGARA, BENGALURU – 560 094.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. VINOD KUMAR, AGA)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO REGISTER THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 04.12.2021 VIDE ANNX-A AND DIRECT TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER
The short grievance of the petitioner is as to non-
registration of the complaint in terms of FIR which he has lodged on 04.12.2021 at Annexure-A.
for the respondent Nos.1 & 2, opposed the writ petition for some time; however, now he fairly submits that he would instruct respondent No.2 to look into the grievance of the petitioner in a time bound way keeping in view the parameters laid down by the Apex Court in LALITA KUMARI
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Vs. GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH & OTHERS, (2014)
2 SCC 1 .
In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed off, costs having been made easy.
Time for compliance is six weeks.
Costs made easy.
Sd/JUDGE
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LALITA KUMARI Vs. GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH & OTHERS, (2014) 2 SCC 1 · Who else cites this
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Gayathri S Shankar
State of Karnataka
The Station House Officer, Sanjay Nagar Police Station
M N Lokesh
Smt. Kamini Menon
Mr. Mohammed Fazil K
Krishna S. Dixit
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