A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday reiterated that the police could not interfere in civil cases, including property disputes.
The Bench comprising Justice K.T. Sankaran and Justice A. Hariprasad observed that the right, title, possession and so on in respect of properties were matters to be determined by civil courts.
Dismissing a petition seeking police protection in a civil dispute case, the court observed that in disputes regarding title and possession over property, it was not proper for the court to interfere under Article 226 of the Constitution with an order for police protection.
The police could not be made the adjudicators of such disputes between the parties, either regarding possession of property or regarding boundaries or easements or the like.
Within the domain of civil courts
Property disputes came within the domain of the civil courts and the parties should approach those courts for their redressal. It was outside the limits of the duties of the police.
