Sri Kallamalige Ista Devatha Mundithaya Daivastana, v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking mandamus for police protection for the Harike Nemothsava at Sri Kallamalige Ista Devatha Mundithaya Daivastana, Shamboor village, Bantwal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada, scheduled 03.04.2025 to 05.04.2025; original dates 09.03.2025 to 11.03.2025 lost owing to dispute between two rival village groups; petition treated as representation; mandamus to jurisdictional police; police responsibility for untoward incidents due to inadequate protection; Karnataka High Court, Justice M. Nagaprasanna, WP No. 9657 of 2025 (GM-POLICE), order dated 02.04.2025; petitioners by Bipin Hegde; respondents (State of Karnataka, Assistant Commissioner Endowments, Dy. Commissioner, Tahsildar Bantwal, SP Dakshina Kannada, Police Inspector Bantwal Rural) by AGA Rahul Cariappa K.S.; writ petition allowed; pending I.A.s disposed.
What did the court decide?
Mandamus to the jurisdictional police to provide adequate police protection for the Harike Nemothsava from 03.04.2025 to 05.04.2025 at Sri Kallamalige Ista Devatha Mundithaya Daivastana; the petition treated as the petitioners' representation; jurisdictional police responsible for any untoward incident caused by inadequate protection; pending I.A.s disposed as a consequence.