Contempt petition filed for willful disobedience of a court order. Accused complied by producing records. Complainant admitted compliance. Court disposed of the petition, discharged notice, and awarded costs.
Contempt petition disposed off; Notice discharged; Costs made payable.
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NC: 2023:KHC:43297-DB CCC No. 251 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR PRASANNA B. VARALE, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 251 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
SRI. A. GOPALA GOWDA, S/O LATE ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT AVALAHALLI VILLAGE, YELAHANKA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU-560 064.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. KUMAR J C.,ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by SHARADA VANI B
Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACCUSED NO.1 TO 5 FOR HAVING WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.13497/2020 (KLR-RES) DATED 25.11.2020 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THEM AND ALSO TAKE SUITABLE ACTION AGAINST THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned Additional Government Advocate invited our
attention to the Memo placed on record today i.e., 1.12.2023. The Memo reads thus:
“ The Accused/Respondents herewith produces the Phodi Records bearing No. T18 2022-2023 pertaining to Sy. No.129 Avalahalli Village, Yelhanka Taluk issued by the Tahsildar, Bengaluru North Taluk, for kind perusal of this Hon’ble Court. The same may kindly be taken on record, in the interest of justice and equity. ”
The counsel for the complainant admits compliance
of the order passed in W.P.No.13497/2020 (KLR-RES) dated 25.11.2020 in letter & spirit. As such, the complaint of contempt is disposed off. Notice is discharged.
Costs made easy.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/-
JUDGE
cbc
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SRI. A. GOPALA GOWDA
STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS
PRASANNA B VARALE
KRISHNA S DIXIT
As recorded by the court registry
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