Bhattacharya v Minister for Police, NSW & 3 Ors [2001] NSWSC 520

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Bhattacharya v Minister for Police, NSW & 3 Ors [2001] NSWSC 520 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20676/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 June 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 June 2001

Pranay Kumar Bhattacharya (Plaintiff)

Minister for Police, NSW (First Defendant)

PARTIES : Police Commissioner of NSW (Second Defendant)

Minister for Health, NSW (Third Defendant)

Director General, NSW Health Department (Fourth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr Bhattacharya (Plaintiff in Person) COUNSEL : Ms Ronalds (Defendants) Ms Allison SOLICITORS : Crown Solicitors Office (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Motions to strike out statement of claim - strike out defences - summary judgment - security for costs Supreme Court Rules - Part 13 r 5; Part 15 r 26 LEGISLATION CITED : Mental Health Act 1990 - s 24 Crown Proceedings Act 1998 Air Services Australia v Zarb (NSWSC unreported, 26 August 1998 Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioners (1948-49) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 CASES CITED : Webster & Anor v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Bhattacharya v Minister For Police, NSW & Ors [2001] NSWCA 108 (18 April 2001) Bhattacharya v Director-General of Department of Education & Training [2000] NSWCA 74 (4 April 2000) Bhattacharya v Hamilton [2000] NSWSC 102 (1 March 2000) DECISION : (1) The statement of claim and the proceedings are dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs.