Sri S Narayan v. Sri Rakesh Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
In a Civil Contempt Petition filed against the Bangalore Development Authority and its Special Land Acquisition Officer for willful disobedience of a High Court order, the court dropped the proceedings due to an undertaking given by the complainant not to precipitate contempt actions while the appeal against the impugned order was pending.
What did the court decide?
Civil Contempt Proceedings are hereby dropped.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.VEERAPPA
AND
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA
C.C.C. NO.71/2019 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
SRI S NARAYAN S/O LATE SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO 32/1, 18TH CROSS, SADASHIVANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560080
...COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI.JAVEED S,ADVOCATE)
AND:
- 1 . SRI RAKESH SINGH THE COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NO 7, T CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST BANGALORE – 560020
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether Civil Contempt Proceedings should be continued when the impugned order is under appeal.
Whether the complainant is estopped from filing a fresh contempt petition during the pendency of the appeal against the impugned order.
Coram
B.Veerappa
K.S.HEMALEKHA
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · October
- Registered
- Case no.
- CCC/71/2019
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