M Ramanjulu v. M v Giridhar
Case brief
What is this about?
In contempt proceedings under the Courts Act, the perfunctory court found that the accused bank had credited the calculated arrears to the complainant's account. Finding no willful disobedience, it dismissed the complaint but granted liberty to file a separate petition regarding the quantum of arrears.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings dropped with liberty to file fresh petition regarding quantum of arrears.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
C.C.C. NO.460 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
M RAMANJULU, S/O LATE MUNISWAMY NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.38, VIDYAPEETA SSM SCHOOL MAIN ROAD, CHANNAMMA TANK BED ROAD, THYAGARAJNAGARA, BANGALORE - 28. ...COMPLAINANT (BY MISS DEEPASHREE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI NAGENDRA NAIK R, ADVOCATE)
AND:
M.V GIRIDHAR, CHIEF MANAGAR, (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS), STATE BANK OF INDIA, FORMERLY KNOWN AS STATE BANK OF MYSORE LOCAL HEAD OFFICE, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 009. …ACCUSED (BY SRI MOHAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SMT.SUBHA ANANTHI K, ADVOCATE)
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether there was willful disobedience of the prior order directing payment of arrears of salary.
Whether contempt proceedings should be continued in light of the admitted partial compliance.
Coram
Alok Aradhe
Hemant Chandangoudar
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- CCC/460/2021
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