A complaint for contempt of court regarding the State Government's delayed handover of the Endowment Department was heard. The court noted a delay but found no case for contempt.
The petition filed under sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 was disposed of as no case was made out for initiating action.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 2021
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY
C.C.C NO.211 OF 2021 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
SRI KSHETHRA PERARA SEVA SAMITHI (REGD) REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT HAVING ITS OFFICE AT PERAR MANGALURU TALUK-574142 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY SRI K SHANKAR MADA S/O CHIKKAYYA MADA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/A PERAR VILLAGE MANGALURU TALUK-574142 DAKSHINA KANNADA
... COMPLAINANT
(BY SHRI SANATHKUMAR SHETTY K., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1 . DR. RAJENDRA K V THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DAKSHINA KANNADA MANGALURU-575001
2 . DAYANANDA K THE COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMETNS 2ND FLOOR, MALE MAHADESHWARA
INFORMATION BUILDING ALUR VENAKTA RAO ROAD CHAMARAJAPET BENGALURU-560018
... ACCUSED
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED FOR VIOLATING THE UNDERTAKING GIVEN TO THIS HON’BLE COURT ON 08.12.2020 IN W.P NO.12791/2020 AT ANNEXURE-F AND ETC.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the
complainant.
8th December 2020 (Annexure-F) by which the State Government undertook that the Endowment Department shall take charge on or before 14th December 2020.
Sd/-
CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
AHB
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the breach of the undertaking regarding delayed handover of charge warrants initiation of contempt proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri Kshethra Perara Seva Samithi (Regd) Represented by Sri K Shankar Mada
Dr. Rajendra K V
Dayananda K
Shivaprasad
Mahendra Kumar Jain
Abhay S. Oka
S. Vishwaji Shetty
As recorded by the court registry
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