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Karnataka High Court Heard Combined Writ Petitions Challenging Inclusion in Police Rowdy Sheets. Petitioners Sought Quashing of Rowdy Sheets and Related Endorsements Under Standing Order 1059 of Karnataka Police Manual.

High Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: BENGALURU
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2022 LawText (KAR) (04) 16

Writ Petition No. 4504 of 2021 (GM-POLICE) clubbed with W.P. Nos. 6136/2017, 29117/2019, 14359/2020, 14399/2020, 8564/2021, 9116/2021, 13998/2021, 13999/2021, 14003/2021, 14022/2021, 14566/2021, 15696/2021, 15708/2021, 15756/2021, 15802/2021, 17538/2021, 18632/2021, 19880/2021, 23902/2021

2022-04-22

Krishna S. Dixit

Sarat Chandra Bijai, Sandesh J Chouta, Sandeep Lahari, Sharmila Shetty, Prasanna Kumar P, Rajendra V G, M T Nanaiah, S Balakrishnan, Harish K A, Samarth Prakash, Vinod Kumar M (AGA), Sridhar Prabhu (Amicus Curiae)

B.S. Prakash & Others

State of Karnataka & Others

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Nature of Litigation

Writ petitions challenging inclusion of petitioners' names in police rowdy sheets and seeking quashing of related endorsements/orders.

Remedy Sought

Petitioners sought quashing of communications/endorsements and directions to remove their names from the rowdy lists/registers.

Filing Reason

Alleged illegal inclusion of names in rowdy sheets maintained by police stations, affecting their reputation and rights.

Previous Decisions

Impugned orders/endorsements were passed by police authorities continuing the rowdy sheet entries.

Procedural History

Multiple writ petitions were filed between 2017 and 2021 challenging police rowdy sheets; they were clubbed for common hearing by the High Court.

Acts & Sections

  • Constitution of India: Articles 226, 227
  • Karnataka Police Manual: Standing Order 1059
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