In a civil contempt proceeding filed under the Contempt of Courts Act regarding willful disobedience of an interim order, the High Court accepted the submission that the impugned order had been complied with and dropped the proceedings.
The civil contempt proceedings were dropped.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 01ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.VEERAPPA
AND
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA
C.C.C. No.18/2020 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
BOTH COMPLAINANT NOS.1 AND 2 ARE R/AT HULIMAVU VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK – 562 106. ... COMPLAINANTS
(BY SRI VIKAS M., ADVOCATE)
AND:
ANEKAL TALUK, ANEKAL – 562 106. ... ACCUSED
- 2 -
(BY SRI KIRAN KUMAR, HCGP)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO TRY THE ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCES COMMITTED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT BY WILLFULLY DISOBEYING THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 19.12.2019 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE HIGH COURT IN W.P.NO.52628/2019 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, B.VEERAPPA J ., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
The complainants have filed the present civil contempt petition to take action against the accused under the provisions of Sections 11 and 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of the interim order dated 19.12.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge made in W.P. No.52628/2019.
submits that the order passed by the learned Single Judge has been complied.
following:
ORDER
The Civil Contempt Proceedings are hereby
dropped .
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
MBM
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the civil contempt prosecution against the accused for willful disobedience of an interim order should be continued given the submission of compliance.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
B.VEERAPPA
K.S.HEMALEKHA
As recorded by the court registry
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