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Shaheen Taj v. The Commissioner Of Police

2024-03-13Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Shaheen Taj W/o.Momin Nazeer Ahmed

...Petitioner

Vs 1.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Veppery, Chennai - 600 007.

2.The Inspector of Police L&O, S-7, Madipakkam Police Station, Chennai - 600 117.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to provide necessary police protection to petitioner's life and property as per the petitioner's complaints dated 02.01.2024 and 24.02.2024. For Petitioner : Mr.G.V.Sridharan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor *****

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This writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to provide necessary police protection to petitioner's life and property by considering the petitioner's complaints dated 02.01.2024 and 24.02.2024.

2. Heard Mr.G.V.Sridharan, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondents.

3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submitted that the complaint given by the petitioner was enquired in CSR No.2 of 2024 and it was closed on 02.03.2024. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that this complaint was closed on the ground that the compound wall, which was demolished, was thereafter reconstructed and it was restored.

4. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the compound wall was not restored and a pathway has now been formed unauthorisedly. The above dispute cannot be gone into in a writ petition. It is left open to the 2/4

petitioner to work out his remedy in the manner known to law. The police cannot now decide the rights of the parties beyond what has already been done in this case whereby the compound wall was reconstructed. This Writ Petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs. 13.03.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No gm To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Veppery, Chennai - 600 007.

2.The Inspector of Police L&O, S-7, Madipakkam Police Station, Chennai - 600 117.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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