Mr Anil Mensinkai Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

Mr Anil Mensinkai Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing the Bangalore Rural police authorities (Respondents 2 and 3) to provide formal and adequate police protection to the petitioner's children and other students of Harrow International School from alleged harassment, intimidation, coercion and wrongful confinement by the institution's authorities and staff. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The Court accepted the memorandum filed by the petitioner's counsel, which recorded that the subject matter of the dispute had been amicably resolved and settled between the parties outside Court and that the petitioner did not wish to press the writ petition further.

Key takeaways

The writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn; no substantive issue was adjudicated.ratio¶48

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Constitutional writ petition (WP No. 32398 of 2025, GM-POLICE) under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India: the petitioner, father of children studying at Harrow International School, Devanahalli, sought (i) a writ of mandamus directing the Bangalore Rural police authorities (Respondents 2 and 3) to provide formal and adequate police protection to his children and other students of the school against alleged harassment, intimidation, coercion and wrongful confinement by the institution's authorities and staff (Respondents 5 to 7), and (ii) a writ of mandamus directing the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Respondent 4) to take cognizance of the alleged violations of child rights, conduct a comprehensive inquiry, and act against the erring school authorities under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. When the petition came up for preliminary hearing ('B' Group), the petitioner's counsel filed a memo stating that the subject matter had been amicably resolved and settled between the parties outside Court with no surviving grievance. The Court (B M Shyam Prasad, J.) accepted the memo and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. Order dated 27 January 2026. No substantive issue was decided and no precedent was considered.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 32398 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE)

BETWEEN:

MR ANIL P MENSINKAI S/O PRAKASH BABU AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.138, 1^ST FLOOR, AMCO LAYOUT, SAHAKARANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 092 … PETITIONER (BY SRI. LEELA P. DEVADIGA, ADVOCATE) AND:

Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560001

THE SUPERINTEND OF POLICE BANGALORE RURAL NO. 5 MILLERS ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BANGALORE-56000

THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER VISHWANATHPUR POLICE STATION BANGALORE RURAL-562110

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THE KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS (KSCPCR) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR PERSON,

4^TH FLOOR, KRISHI BHAVAN, HUDSON CIRCLE NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR, BANGALORE-560001

MR. JOHN PREM, DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATIVE) AND CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER AGED ABOUT UNKNOWN HARROW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DODDABALLAPUR MAIN ROAD, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, OPPOSITE DC OFFICE, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE- 562110

MRS. PINKY DANIEL, AGED ABOUT UNKNOWN 12^TH GRADE HEAD, HARROW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DODDABALLAPUR MAIN ROAD, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, OPPOSITE DC OFFICE, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE - 562110

MRS. NIKITHA SHA AGED ABOUT UNKNOWN HARROW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DODDABALLAPUR MAIN ROAD, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, OPPOSITE DC OFFICE, DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE- 562110

…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI.SHIJU ABRAHAM VERGHIS, ADVOCATE FOR R5 & R6;

SRI.BHARATH SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R.7)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 POLICE AUTHORITIES, TO PROVIDE FORMAL AND ADEQUATE POLICE PROTECTION TO THE PETITIONER'S CHILDREN AND OTHER STUDENTS OF THE RESPONDENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FROM ANY FURTHER ACTS OF HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, COERCION, WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT, OR ANY OTHER UNLAWFUL ACTS BY THE AUTHORITIES AND STAFF MEMBERS OF THE SAID INSTITUTION, AND TO ENSURE THAT SUCH PROTECTION IS PROVIDED FORTHWITH AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE SAID CHILDREN IS GUARANTEED; II. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE

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WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE GRAVE VIOLATIONS OF CHILD RIGHTS OCCURRING AT THE RESPONDENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, HARROW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BANGALORE, TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE INQUIRY INTO THE SYSTEMATIC HARASSMENT, WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT, COERCION, INTIMIDATION, AND OTHER ACTS OF CRUELTY PERPETRATED AGAINST MINOR CHILDREN BY THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES, PARTICULARLY RESPONDENT NOS.5, 6 AND 7, AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE ERRING SCHOOL AUTHORITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015, AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, AND TO ENSURE IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE, SAFETY, AND RIGHTS OF ALL CHILDREN STUDYING AT THE SAID INSTITUTION.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD

ORAL ORDER

Smt Leela P Devadiga, the learned counsel for the petitioner, files a memo which reads as under:

"It is most respectfully submitted that, during the pendency of the present writ petition, the subject matter of the dispute has been amicably resolved and settled between the petitioner and the respondent[s] outside the Court, and no surviving grievance now remains for adjudication in the present proceedings. In view of the said settlement, the petitioner does not wish to press the p r e s e n t wr i t p e t i t i o n a n y f u r t h e r .

Accordingly, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the present writ petition and dismiss the same as withdrawn, as prayed for, in the interest of justice and equity."

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The memo is accepted, and the petition stands

dismissed as withdrawn.

Sd/(B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE

AN/-