Panchayath Development Officers filed a civil contempt petition alleging disobedience of a writ court order dated 22 June 2023. The Government Advocate submitted that the Division Bench had granted an extension of time for compliance, so the court closed the petition with liberty to file afresh if needed.
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NC: 2024:KHC:5124-DB CCC No. 1119 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 7TH 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. 1119 OF 2023
BETWEEN :
Digitally signed by YASHODHA N Location: High Court of Karnataka
R/AT C/O DEVARAYA NAYAK, NAGIAHREDDY LAYOUT, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 561 207.
…COMPLAINANTS
(BY SRI JAYAKUMAR S. PATIL, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI PATIL DAYANAND SUBRAYA GOUDA, ADVOCATE)
AND :
…ACCUSED
…PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
(BY SRI S.S. MAHENDRA, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971, PRAYING TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE FINAL JUDGEMENT/ORDER DATED 22.06.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.4524/2021 C/W WP NO.26196/2019, WP NO.33613/2019, WP NO.201903/2019, WP NO.224/2021, WP NO.200780/2022 AND WP NO.3036/2023 (S-KAT) (PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A).
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Shri Jayakumar S.Patil, learned Senior Advocate appears for
the complainants.
that the Division Bench of this Court has granted extension of time for compliance of the order dated June 22, 2023.
NC: 2024:KHC:5124-DB CCC No. 1119 of 2023
liberty to file a fresh contempt petition, if need arises.
No costs.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20
1 issue framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings should continue given the Division Bench's extension of time for compliance of the order dated 22.06.2023.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M. K. Kathyayini
Javeed Jamayadut
Meenakshi M S
Balakrishna R N
Mohan Kumar S
Anjum Parwez
P.S. Dinesh Kumar
T.G. Shivashankare Gowda
As recorded by the court registry
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