The High Court of Karnataka dismissed the civil contempt petition 1095 of 2022. After the complainant filed a memo requesting withdrawal based on compliance with the impugned order, the court found no need to pursue contempt proceedings and dropped the petition.
The contempt petition is hereby dropped.
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NC: 2024:KHC:41408-DB CCC No. 1095 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1095 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
SRI. K. N. RAGHUNATH S/O. K. C. NANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE PADMANABHANAGAR, BENGALURU. R/AT NO. 494, 2ND MAIN 3RD STAGE, 3RD BLOCK BASAVESHWARANAGAR BENGALURU-560 079.
Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. RAJAYOGA – ADVOCATE FOR SMT. B V VIDYULATHA - ADVOCATE)
AND:
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI. DEVARAJ C H – GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NO.1 AND PROFORMA RESPONDENTS; SRI. B L SANJEEV – ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NO.2)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN AND TO TAKE SUITABLE ACTION FOR THEIR WILLFUL VIOLATION OF THE ORDER DATED 25.05.2022 PASSED IN W.P.NO.12975/2021 (S-KSAT) AT ANNEXURE-A.
THIS CCC, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K
NC: 2024:KHC:41408-DB CCC No. 1095 of 2022
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR)
The present contempt petition has been initiated by the complainant under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for non-compliance of the order dated 25.05.2022 passed in W.P.No.12975/2021 by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court.
files a memo seeking to withdraw the present contempt petition.
Consequently, the Contempt Petition is hereby dropped.
Sd/(K.SOMASHEKAR)
JUDGE
Sd/(RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE
KS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt proceedings initiated for non-compliance with the order dated 25.05.2022 should be continued or dropped.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Dr. S. Selvakumar
Sri. Tushar Giri Nath
State of Karnataka
K.Somashekar
Rajesh Rai K
As recorded by the court registry
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