Smt N Shobha v. the Commissioner of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (GM-Police) under Article 226, Constitution of India; mandamus sought against Commissioner of Police to act against ACP and Circle Inspector, Electronic City Police Station, for attempting to settle a civil dispute in the police station contrary to civil court interim injunction dated 01.02.2021 in O.S.No.530/2020 (I Addl. Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural District); held that reliefs against police in respect of a civil dispute, where the party is already agitating civil rights before the Civil Court, cannot be entertained in writ jurisdiction; writ petition rejected (dismissed).
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner has admittedly taken shelter under the Civil Court and is agitating her civil rights there, the reliefs sought against the police authorities in respect of a civil dispute cannot be considered in the writ jurisdiction.