Smt Tara B Vs the State of Karnataka — Company and Corporate | Karnataka HC (2026)

Smt Tara B Vs the State of Karnataka — Company and Corporate | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of; the jurisdictional Police Officer's assurance that the petitioner will not be summoned or subjected to coercive action in relation to the civil property dispute was placed on record, and a stern caution was issued to the police authorities to refrain from interfering in purely civil disputes.

Issue for consideration

Whether the police respondents (Nos. 3 and 4) engaged in high-handed, unwarranted interference exceeding their jurisdiction by intermeddling in the petitioner's private civil property dispute. +1 more

Court's answer

The jurisdictional Police Officer, present before the Court, submitted upon instructions and assured that the petitioner shall not hereafter be summoned or subjected to any form of coercive action in relation to the subject property dispute, which is civil in nature; the Court placed this submission and assurance on record.

Ratio / Principle

Taking note that an NCR (Non-Cognizable Report) endorsement had been issued to the complainant, appropriately relegating him to seek redressal of his grievances before the competent civil Court, formed part of the basis on which the Court disposed of the writ petition.

Key takeaways

While disposing of the petition, the Court issued a stern caution that the police authorities shall refrain from interfering in disputes of a purely civil nature.obiter¶50

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Single-judge Oral Order (Sachin Shankar Magadum, J.), High Court of Karnataka, disposing of W.P. No. 9243 of 2026 (GM-POLICE) filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution by Smt Tara B, who sought a direction that the official respondents 3 and 4 (police) not interfere with her converted land bearing Sy No. 21 (old Nos. 14 and 8), measuring 01 acre 20 guntas at Krishnarajapura Village, without direction by a competent court, alleging police intermeddling in what was essentially a private civil dispute (private respondents including sitting MLA Sri C.P. Yogeshwar; notice to R5-R8 deferred). By interim order dated 24.03.2026 the Court had required the Additional Government Advocate to produce the police station CCTV footage for 15.03.2026 to test the allegation that the petitioner was made to remain seated at the station notwithstanding dismissal of the complainant's civil suit; the footage was produced but not fully examined. Held: the jurisdictional Police Officer's assurance that the petitioner would not thereafter be summoned or subjected to coercive action over the civil property dispute was placed on record; noting that an NCR (Non-Cognizable Report) endorsement had been issued relegating the complainant to the competent civil Court, the Court, with a stern caution that the police shall refrain from interfering in purely civil disputes, disposed of the writ petition.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

WRIT PETITION NO. 9243 OF 2026 (GM-POLICE)

BETWEEN:

SMT TARA B W/O SRI. LAKSHMANA.H.P, AGE 51 YEARS, R/AT HAMPAURA VILLAGE, KENGERI HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT-562109

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. RAVINDRA PRASAD B., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. REP. BY PRINCIPLE SECRETARY.

THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RAMANGARA TOWN, BANGALORE-MYSORE HIGHWAY, BANGALORE SOUTH DIST.-562 159.

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THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KAGGALIPURA POLICE STATION, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD, KAGGALIPURA,

BANGALORE SOUTH DISTRICT - 560116.

SRI. C.P. YOGESHWAR, S/O LATE PUTTAMADEGOWDA, AGE 62 YEARS, OCC: SITTING MLA OF KARNATAKA, R/AT NO.143, CHAKKERE VILLAGE, MALURU HOBLI, CHANNAPATTANA TALUK, BANGALORE SOUTH DISTRICT-562 160.

M/S. MEGA CITY DEVELOPER PVT., LTD OFFICE/AT NO.1, CHANDRALOK, 5^TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 009.

REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR. REGISTERED UNDER COMPANIES ACT-1956

SRI. C.P. GANGADARESHWAR S/O LATE. PUTTAMADEGOWDA, AGE 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.143, CHAKKERE VILLAGE, MALURU HOBLI, CHANNAPATTANA TALUK, BANGALORE SOUTH DISTRICT-562 160.

SRI. C.P. RAJESHWARA, S/O LATE PUTTAMADEGOWDA, AGE 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.143, CHAKKERE VILLAGE, MALURU HOBLI, CHANNAPATTANA TALUK, BANGALORE SOUTH DISTRICT-562 160. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4 V/O DATED 24.03.2026, NOTICE TO R5 TO R8 ARE DEFERRED)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE OFFICIALS OF 3^RD AND 4^TH RESPONDENT POLICE NOT TO INTERMEDDLED WITH THE PROPERTIES OF THE PETITIONER OF CONVERTED LAND BEARING SY NO.21 OLD NO.14 AND 8, MEASURING 01 ACRE 20 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT KRISHNARAJAPURA VILLAGE, HAMPAPURA DHAKALE, KENGERI HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK WITHOUT ANY DIRECTION BY ANY COMPETENT COURT.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

ORAL ORDER

The captioned writ petition is instituted alleging high-handed and unwarranted interference by the police officials, arrayed as respondent Nos.3 and 4, in what is essentially a private civil dispute between the parties. The gist of the petitioner’s complaint is that

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the police, under the guise of exercising their authority, have exceeded their jurisdiction and have attempted to intermeddle in matters which fall squarely within the domain of the competent civil Court.

This Court, having taken cognizance of the serious allegations made in the writ petition, by order dated 24.03.2026, directed the learned Additional Government Advocate to secure and produce the CCTV footage of the concerned police station for the date 15.03.2026. The said direction was issued with a view to ascertain the veracity of the petitioner’s allegation that he was compelled to remain seated in the police station notwithstanding the dismissal of the civil suit instituted by the complainant.

In compliance with the aforesaid direction, the learned Additional Government Advocate submits

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that the CCTV footage has been secured and is made available before the Court. However, he fairly submits that the entire footage spanning the day has not yet been thoroughly examined.

The jurisdictional Police Officer, who is

present before this Court, upon instructions, submits and assures that the petitioner shall not hereafter be summoned or subjected to any form of coercive action in relation to the subject property dispute, which is civil in nature. The said submission and assurance are placed on record.

Be that as it may, this Court also takes note of the fact that an NCR (Non-Cognizable Report) endorsement has been issued to the complainant, thereby appropriately relegating him to seek redressal

of his grievances before the competent civil Court. In that view of the matter, and with a stern caution that

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the police authorities shall refrain from interfering in disputes of a purely civil nature, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition.

Accordingly, the captioned petition stands disposed

of.

Sd/(SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE

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