On 02.11.2023, a Civil Contempt Petition challenging disobedience of a writ petition order was disposed of when accused produced endorsements showing complainants failed to produce requested materials, resulting in rejection of representation.
Contempt petition disposed of; notice discharged due to acquittal of disobedience.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR PRASANNA B. VARALE, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.5 OF 2023
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
COMPLAINANTS NO.1 TO 5 ARE R/AT NO.913, 1ST MAIN ROAD, LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSURU.
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
COMPLAINTS 6 AND 7 ARE R/AT NO.451/1, MEENS A.R.K., J.L.B.ROAD, CHAMUNDIPURAM, MYSURU-570 003.
…COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI AKARSH KUMAR GOWDA, ADVOCATE [ABSENT])
AND:
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR INTENTIONAL DISOBEDIENCE OF DIRECTIONS OF THE ORDER DATED 10.8.2021 MADE IN WP NO.14443/2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
have failed to produce the necessary material/documents as requested by the accused No.3, and therefore, he has rejected the representation. As such, it can safely be said that the order of this Court is duly complied with.
In case, the complainants feel aggrieved by the said endorsements, they are at liberty to challenge the same before the competent forum or any other judicial forum. With this observation, the complaint contempt petition is disposed off. Notice is discharged.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/-
JUDGE
BSR
SHOBHA AIYANNA
NATASHA AIYANNA
SANJNA AIYANNA
B.N. CARIAPPA
B.N. DEVAIAH
TUSHAR GIRINATH
PRASANNA B VARALE
KRISHNA S DIXIT
As recorded by the court registry
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