Contempt proceedings filed by complainants against Assistant Commissioner for willful disobedience of a Writ Court order. Proceedings dropped after court verified that Assistant Commissioner had complied by disposing appealed cases on 05.01.2022.
Contempt proceedings dropped and dismissed as the order complained against has been complied with.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH 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.956 OF 2021 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
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RAMNAGAR DISTRICT.
...COMPLAINANTS
(BY SRI. MUNIRAJA M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. D.R.RAVISHANKAR, LEX NEXUS & ASSOCIATES (THROUGH VC))
AND:
…PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT NO.2
(BY SRI. KIRAN KUMAR, H.C.G.P. FOR STATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACTS, 1971 READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.525/2021 (KLR-RES) DATED 20.04.2021 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-D AND TO CAUSE THE ACCUSED TO PROSECUTED AND PUNISH FOR SUCH ACTS.
THIS C.C.C. COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, B. VEERAPPA , J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
The present contempt proceedings is initiated by the complainants against the accused persons to take action in accordance with Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for the willful disobedience of the order passed by the learned Single Judge dated 20.04.2021 made in W.P. No.525/2021, wherein the learned Single Judge disposed of the writ petition and directed the second respondent - Assistant Commissioner to expedite the consideration and disposal of the pending appeals registered as Case No.LND (CR) 71/2016-17, LND(CR) 72/2016-17 and LND(CR) 114/2016-17 within an outer limit of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. It is alleged that the Assistant Commissioner has not complied the order passed by the learned Single Judge thereby the present contempt petition came to be filed on 29.11.2021.
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ORDER
The contempt proceedings are hereby dropped as the Assistant Commissioner has complied the order passed by the learned Single Judge by disposing of all the three appeals on 05.01.2022.
Sd/-
JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 should be allowed against the Assistant Commissioner for alleged failure to comply with the Writ Court order.
Whether the Assistant Commissioner has complied with the Writ Court order dated 20.04.2021 by disposing of the pending appeals.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
SR. RAMAKRISHNA
SR. KRISHNAMURTHY
SR. GURUMURTHY
SR. SHIVKUMAR
SMT. VASANTHI
SR. MANJUNATH
B. VEERAPPA
M.G. UMA
As recorded by the court registry
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