Contempt proceedings lodged against an official for alleged disobedience of an earlier court order were discontinued upon satisfaction that the order was complied with via a communication to the pension department.
Contempt proceedings were dropped as the court found compliance with the earlier order.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY 2019
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BELLUNKE A.S.
C.C.C. NO. 100113 OF 2018 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN
SHAMANNA S/O HANAMANTHAPPA NAIK, AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED EMPLOYEE, R/O: APMC QUARTERS GANGAVATHI, TQ: GANGAVATHI, DIST: KOPPAL.
..... COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI H M DHARIGOND, ADV.)
AND
M. B. RAJESH GOWDA, THE DIRECTOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING DEPARTMENT, NO.16, 2ND RAJ BHAVAN ROAD, P.B. NO.5309, BENGALURU-560001.
..... ACCUSED
(BY SRI V S KALASURMATH AND SRI M.C. BASAREDDY, ADVs.)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING THIS HON’BLE COURT TO, ALLOW THE CONTEMPT PETITION
2
AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 20.11.2017 PASSED IN W.P.NO.112833/2014 BY THIS HON’BLE COURT VIDE ANNEXURE-G IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, NAGARATHNA J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
Learned counsel for the accused submits that the direction issued by this Court on 20.11.2017 in W.P.No.112833/2014 has been complied with by issuance of a communication dated 18.01.2019 by the accused to the Accountant General (A & E), Karnataka State (Pension Department). A copy of the same is also made available to us.
3
accordance with law.
Sd/-
JUDGE
Sd/-
JUDGE
Naa
SHAMANNA S/O HANAMANTHAPPA NAIK
M. B. RAJESH GOWDA
B.V. NAGARATHNA
BELLUNKE A.S.
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
