Dismissed¶21
I.Deepak v. the Inspector of Police
Madras HCWP/15956/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Writ petition (mandamus, Article 226) before Madras High Court seeking police protection for prawn culture in ponds at S.Nos.25, 26, 31, 32 (Ac.4.77), Puduthurai Village, Sirgazhi Taluk, Mayiladuthurai District; dismissed on grounds that the dispute with the general public is civil in nature requiring recourse to the civil Court, and that police protection is available only for life and limb; connected W.M.P.No.17420 of 2024 closed; no costs.
What did the court decide?
There is a dispute between the petitioner and the general public while doing prawn culture; the entire dispute is civil in nature and the petitioner ought to have approached the civil Court for appropriate relief. ¶20