Contempt proceedings filed under Section 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging non-compliance of an order dated 07.01.2021, were dropped after the complainant submitted that the order had been complied with. The court found no ground to proceed further.
Contempt proceedings dropped.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
C.C.C. NO.593 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
S/O LATE VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS. BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.86 & 87, NAGADEVANAHALLI VILLAGE, KENGERI HOBLI, BANGALORE - 560 056. ...COMPLAINANTS
(SRI CHOKKAREDDY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
SRI J MANJUNATH IAS, S/O FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGED: MAJOR, WORKING AS A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G.ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 009. …ACCUSED ----
THIS C.C.C. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN SHE PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE CASE AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH HIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR CONTUMACIOUS ACT OF THE ACCUSED IN DISOBEYING THE
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ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 07.01.2021 PASSED IN W.P.NO.15403/2020 AS PER ANNEXURE-A.
THIS C.C.C. COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Mr. Chokkareddy, learned counsel for the
complainant.
This petition has been filed alleging non-compliance of the direction contained in the order dated 7.01.2021 passed by the learned single Judge in W.P.No.15403/2020.
find any ground to proceed further with this contempt proceedings.
Accordingly, the contempt proceeding is dropped.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
HR
2 issues framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings should be dropped when non-compliance is alleged but subsequently contradicted.
Whether a direction under Section 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 requires punishment when compliance is admitted.
Smt. Gowramma
Sri B.V. Dinesh
Sri J Manjunath
Alok Aradhe
Hemant Chandangoudar
As recorded by the court registry
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