High Court of Karnataka disposed of a Civil Contempt Petition filed against government functionaries for willful disobedience of a previous order, dismissing it on the ground of withdrawal by the complainant.
The Contempt Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 10TH 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.246/2020 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
SRI K.P. RUPESH KUMAR S/O. LATE PADMANABHA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.104/2, PRITCHARD ROAD, ROBERTSONPET – KOLAR GOLD FIELDS, KOLAR DISTRICT – 563 122.
... COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI CHANDRA SHEKAR R., ADVOCATE)
AND:
- 2 -
4. SRI MARIRAJ
THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PRASANNA VENKATESHWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, KOLAR GOLD FIELDS, KOLAR DISTRICT – 563 122. ... ACCUSED
(BY SRI ARUN K.S., HCGP FOR A-1 TO A-4)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT BE PLEASED TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE ACT OF CONTEMPT OF COURT AND WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 01/06/2018 IN W.P.NO.9587/2015 (VIDE ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED HEREIN AND PUNISH THEM FOR THE SAID ACT OF WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, B.VEERAPPA J ., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
The complainant has filed the present Civil Contempt Petition against the accused to take action under the provisions of Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of the order dated 01.06.2018 passed by the learned Single Judge made in W.P. No.9587/2015, wherein the learned Single Judge while allowing the writ petition has quashed the order passed by respondent No.2 and
directed the respondent authorities to pass orders afresh keeping in mind the provisions of the Act and observations made in the order.
is dismissed as withdrawn.
SD/JUDGE
SD/JUDGE
MBM
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to entertain a civil contempt petition which the complainant has withdrawn.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SRI K.P. RUPESH KUMAR
SRI S. MANJUNATH
SRI A.C. SOMASHEKAR
SRI K. RAMESH
SRI MARIRAJ
B.VEERAPPA
K.S.HEMALEKHA
As recorded by the court registry
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