Dr Sujatha Siddappa v. Sri T K Anil Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
In a contempt petition under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the High Court dropped proceedings after verification revealed that the impugned single Judge's order regarding service reinstatement and room allocation had been complied with, resolving the dispute.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings against the accused were dropped due to compliance with the impugned order by the time of hearing.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 15TH 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.596/2021 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
DR. SUJATHA SIDDAPPA D/O. LATE SANNA CHIKKAPPA SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, NEPHRO UROLOGY INSTITUTE, VICTORIA HOSPITAL COMPOUND, BANGALORE – 560 002.
... COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI J. PRASHANTH, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated against the accused for alleged disobedience of the single Judge's order.
Whether the issue of room allocation between the complainant and the accused created willful disobedience requiring contempt action.
Coram
B.VEERAPPA
K.S.HEMALEKHA
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · November
- Registered
- Case no.
- CCC/596/2021
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