The Hon'ble Chief Justice disposed of a Contempt of Courts Petition (CCC) after the accused filed a compliance report with an endorsement that the court found sufficient to negate a case for further proceedings.
The complaint against the accused was dismissed and the petition disposed of.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE, 2021
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CCC NO.263/2021 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN
SRI H RAMAKRISHNA S/O HELAVE GOWDA AGED 75 YEARS RTD. SENIOR WORK INSPECTOR KHB, R/O MATTIKERE SHETTIHALLI POST CHANNAPATNA TALUK RAMANAGARAM DISTRICT ...COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI P V CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE)
AND
SRI D S RAMESH, I.A.S THE HOUSING COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD CAUVERY BHAVAN BANGALORE-560 009 …ACCUSED
(BY SRI H L PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI BASAVARAJ V SABARAD, ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTIONS OF THIS COURT MADE IN W.P.NO.13474/2017 ON 9.10.2020 (ANNEXURE-A).
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THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
A compliance report has been filed by the accused enclosing therewith a copy of the endorsement dated 2nd March 2021. Hence, no case is made out to proceed further against the accused under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. However, it will be always open for the complainant to challenge the endorsement dated 2nd March 2021 in accordance with law.
2. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/-
CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
bkv
Abhay S. Oka
Suraj Govindaraj
As recorded by the court registry
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