Chief Justice disposed of a Civil Contempt Case filed for willful disobedience of an earlier order, holding that the petition will not survive as the original order had been subsequently modified.
The contempt petition was disposed of as having no ground to survive.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY
CCC NO.539/2020 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN :
M/S KARNATAKA STATE MUSLIM FEDERATION NO.22/1, OPP. MANYATA TECH PARK GOVINDAPURA NAGAWARA BENGALURU - 560 045 REPRESENTED BY ITS TREASURER SRI C M FAIZ MOHAMMED
… COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI PRATEEK CHANDRAMOULI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI ARNAV A. BAGALWADI, ADVOCATE)
AND :
SRI AJAY SETH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O MR. SETH MANAGING DIRECTOR BENGALURU METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD BMTC COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR K H ROAD, SHANTINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027
… ACCUSED
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND RULE 5 OF THE HIGH COURT CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS RULES, 1981 BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATE AND WILLFUL DIOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS COURT ON 07.10.2020 IN W.P.NO.11048/2020 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The learned counsel appearing for the complainant states that the order of which breach is alleged has been subsequently modified. He, therefore, states that the contempt petition will not survive.
2. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
bkv
Abhay S. Oka
S. Vishwajith Shetty
As recorded by the court registry
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