Civil contempt petition alleging disobedience of a writ order directing settlement of pension. Officials appeared and the Principal Secretary assured the court that pension would be settled within two months, filing a compliance affidavit. The petition was closed with liberty to reopen if needed.
Petition closed with liberty to reopen; no costs.
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NC: 2024:KHC:6293-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR P.S.DINESH KUMAR, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.G. SHIVASHANKARE GOWDA
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1085 OF 2023
BETWEEN :
Digitally signed by YASHODHA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. CHANDRANATH ARIGA K, ADVOCATE)
AND :
…ACCUSED
…PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI.S.S.MAHENDRA, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)
NC: 2024:KHC:6293-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2023
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 31.05.2023 PASSED IN W.P.NO.11096/2023 (S-RES).
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Shri T.K.Anil Kumar, Principal Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Health and Family Welfare Department and Shri D.Randeep, Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare Department are present.
place. He assures that pension in the instant case will be settled within two months from today. Compliance affidavit of even date is filed to that effect. The same be kept in record.
for sanction and release of pension.
to reopen, if need arises.
No costs.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
AHB List No.: 3 Sl No.: 2
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the officials should be punished for disobedience of the writ order dated 31.05.2023 relating to settlement of the complainant's pension?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Dr. Adam Usman K
Mr. D. Randeep, IAS, Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare Department
The State of Karnataka, Department of Health and Family Welfare
P.S.Dinesh Kumar
T.G.Shivashankare Gowda
As recorded by the court registry
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