Maintenance of contempt proceedings initiated under Article 215 of the Constitution and the Contempt of Courts Act. The court dropped proceedings as the underlying penalty was stayed by the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal and the writ petition dismissed.
Contempt proceedings against accused numbers 1 to 4 are dropped.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
C.C.C. NO.387 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
SMT.LAKSHMI V REDDY, W/O L VENKATA RAMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.285, 28TH CROSS ROAD, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, G.K.V.K. POST, BANGALORE - 560 065. ...COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI VENKATARAMA REDDY L, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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BOTH ARE R/AT NO.317, 18TH B CROSS, 22ND A MAIN, ALLALASANDRA, G.K.V.K. POST, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, BANGALORE - 560 065. …ACCUSED
(BY SMT SINCHANA ADVOCATE FOR SREENIDHI V, ADVOCATE FOR A1 AND A2, SRI KEMPANNA, ADVOCATE FOR A3 AND A4)
---THIS C.C.C. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1956 R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN SHE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 AND PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF COURT ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 15.04.2021 PASSED IN W.P.NO.5959/2021 (LB-BBMP).
THIS C.C.C. COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
This petition has been filed alleging non-compliance of the order dated 15.4.2021 passed by the learned single Judge in W.P.No.5959/2021.
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In view of the aforesaid submission, we are not
inclined to proceed further with the contempt proceedings.
Accordingly, the same is dropped.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
HR
1 issue framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings should be dropped after the underlying imposition of penalties is stayed and the writ petition is dismissed.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Mr. Gaurav Gupta
Mr. Sachin
Sri Narendra B.V
Sri Raju B.V
AlOK ARADHE
HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
As recorded by the court registry
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