Petitioners sought to initiate contempt proceedings against respondents for disobeying an interim order. The court held that the petition would not survive due to a recent Supreme Court Order and dropped the proceedings.
The Civil Contempt Proceedings are hereby dropped.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 08TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.VEERAPPA
AND
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA
C.C.C. No.157/2021 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
ALANAHALI POST, MYSURU – 570 028.
(BY SRI NAIK V.S., ADVOCATE)
AND:
P.F.COMMISSIONER (HQ)-PENSION EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, 14 BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI – 110 066.
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 17.08.2020 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.9191/2020 (L-PF) VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, B.VEERAPPA J ., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
The present contempt petition is filed by the complainants to take action against the accused under the provisions of Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of the interim
order dated 17.08.2020 passed by the learned Single
Judge made in W.P. No.9191/2020 holding that since prima-facie the controversy involved in the writ petition is squarely covered in the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court as per Annexure-U, the execution and operation of the communications as per Annexures-K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S and T are stayed till the next date of hearing.
following:
ORDER
The Civil Contempt Proceedings are hereby dropped.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
MBM
2 issues framed by the court
Whether civil contempt proceedings under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act should be allowed to proceed given the Supreme Court order.
Whether the existing contempt petition survives in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Special Leave Petitions No. 8658-59/2018.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Civil Appeal arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) Nos.8658-59/2018Dissented from¶32
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SRI MARI GOWDA AND OTHERS
SMT. K.L. TANEJA AND OTHERS
B.VEERAPPA
K.S.HEMALEKHA
As recorded by the court registry
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