In a contempt petition filed under the Contempt of Courts Act against a Deputy Director of Public Instructions for disobeying a previous order, the complainant's counsel submitted that the petition would not survive for consideration due to subsequent developments.
The contempt petition was dropped.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 03RD 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.623/2020 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
SMT. SANDHYA SARASWATHI W/O. SRI P.K. GANAPATHU BHAT, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER AND IN CHARGE HEAD MASTER, GOVERNMENT P U COLLEGE, (HIGH SCHOOL SECTION), PADUBIDRI, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT AND ILLEGALLY POSTED TO GOVERNMENT P U COLLEGE, SHANKARANARAYANA (SECONDARY SCHOOL DIVISION) KUNDAPURA RANGE, UDUPI AND RESIDING AT ‘NANDADEEPA’, ADAMARU VILLAGE AND POST, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT. ... COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SUBRAMANYA BHAT M., ADVOCATE)
AND:
SRI SHESHASHAYANA KARINJA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, UDUPI – 576 101. ... ACCUSED (BY SRI ARUN K.S., HCGP)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN SHE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 09.03.2020 PASSED IN W.P.NO.13297/2019 (ANNEXURE-C) AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, B.VEERAPPA J ., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
Sri Subramanya Bhat M., learned counsel for the complainant submitted that in view of the subsequent development, the contempt petition would not survive for consideration and the same may be dropped.
view of the same, we pass the following:
ORDER
Contempt petition is hereby dropped.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
S*
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition, filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act based on deliberate disobedience of a previous order, should be allowed to proceed given the subsequent deve
Whether the complainant's submission that the petition would not survive for consideration warrants the petition to be dropped.
What is the appropriate order to pass given the counsel's submission that the contempt petition would not survive for consideration.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SMT. SANDHYA SARASWATHI W/O. SRI P.K. GANAPATHU BHAT
SRI SHESHASHAYANA KARINJA
B. VEERAPPA
K.S.HEMALEKHA
As recorded by the court registry
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