Complainants filed a civil contempt petition alleging wilful disobedience of a writ order directing Canara Bank to consider their representations. The Bank produced endorsements dated 22.09.2023 showing compliance; complainants did not dispute receipt. Contempt proceedings were dropped.
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NC: 2024:KHC-D:529-DB CCC No.100251 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S G PANDIT
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K V ARAVIND
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.100251 OF 2023
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by JAGADISH JAGADISH T R T R Date: 2024.01.12 10:36:59 +0530
NC: 2024:KHC-D:529-DB CCC No.100251 of 2023
…COMPLAINANTS
(BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, ADVOCATE)
AND:
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI. MALLIKARJUNSWAMY B. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR A1 & A2)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W. ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,1950, PLEASED TO EXERCISE ITS JURISDICTION UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT AND TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THEM FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDER DATED 9/01/2023 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.105651/2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.
THIS CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, S G PANDIT, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Complainants are before this Court complaining disobedience of the order dated 09.01.2023 passed in W.P. No.105651/2022 whereby this Court directed the respondent-Bank to consider the representations/ applications of the complainants and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.
NC: 2024:KHC-D:529-DB CCC No.100251 of 2023
would no more survive for consideration. Hence, the contempt proceedings are dropped.
Pending interlocutory application, if any, do not survive for consideration and the same is disposed of accordingly.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
KMS
LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 22
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Bank's issuance of endorsements dated 22.09.2023 considering the complainants' representations purged the alleged disobedience of the order dated 09.01.2023 in W.P. No.105651/2022.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Godavarthi Adinarayana
P. Somaraj
G. Varalakshmi
J. Sannabasavaraja
K. Ashok Nayak
Mahantesh
S G Pandit
K V Aravind
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