Sri P S Shankara v. Sri Dwarakanath Babu
Case brief
What is this about?
This is a contempt petition under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, filed for initiating proceedings against accused persons for allegedly disobeying a court order. The complainant submitted that the order had been complied with. The Single Judge dropped the contempt proceedings based on this submission.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings are hereby dropped.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA
AND
THE HON’BLE Mrs. JUSTICE M.G. UMA
C.C.C.No.415/2021
BETWEEN:
SRI P.S.SHANKARA S/O. SHIVANANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RETD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BES FIRST GRADE COLLEGE 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 011 R/AT NO.93/7, 1ST 'B' CROSS SUBRAMANYA LAYOUT MARIYAPPANAPALYA JNANABHARATHI II STAGE BENGALURU - 560 056
...COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. PADMANABHA R., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the accused persons deliberately, willfully and intentionally disobeyed the order of this Court dated 27.07.2015 warranting contempt proceedings.
Whether the contamination of contempt proceedings initiated against the accused persons should be dropped given the submission that the impugned order has been complied with.
Whether contempt proceedings can be dropped in part due to compliance with the order.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Sri P.S. Shankara
- respondent
Sri. Dwarakanath Babu
- respondent
Sri. G. Kumar Naik
- respondent
Sri. Pradeep P
- respondent
Smt. Neelavathi
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · January
- Registered
- Case no.
- CCC/415/2021
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