( 1 ) THIS is a pathetic case of a young widow aged about 22 years has filed this writ petition seeking for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs together with interest at 18% p. a. from the date of custodial death of Sri Nanjunda the husband of the petitioner and further sought for direction to the State Govt. to give a suitable job to the petitioner for having lost her husband Sri Nanjunda in the custodial death case at her young age. Further the petitioner has sought for issuance of an appropriate direction to the first and second respondents to take appropriate action against the erred police personnel and officers who are responsible for causing custodial death of her husband late Nanjunda at Mahalakshmi Layout Police Station, Bangalore (hereinafter referred to Police Station in short) and further direct them to hold an enquiry against all the Police Personnel who have been arrayed as accused persons in the Criminal Case C. C. No. 16457/1998 before the Addl. CMM Court Bangalore by an independent agency and prosecute them, urging various facts and legal contentions.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a legally wedded wife of late Nanju

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