Contempt petition alleging disobedience of a writ order concerning the complainant's service matters. On the accused's undertaking to comply with the order within eight weeks, the court closed the petition with liberty to reopen if compliance failed.
Petition closed; accused to comply with order in eight weeks; liberty to reopen granted; no costs.
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NC: 2024:KHC:6246-DB CCC No. 1248 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 CCC NO. 1248 OF 2023 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
…COMPLAINANT
Digitally signed by YASHODHA N Location: High Court of Karnataka
(BY SRI RAJESH SHETTIGAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
(AMENDMENT CARRIED OUT AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 14.02.2024)
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI A RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE)
NC: 2024:KHC:6246-DB CCC No. 1248 of 2023
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED AND TAKE APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH HIM ACCORDING TO LAW FOR THE DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 15.12.2022 PASSED BY THIS COURT IN W.P.NO.9330/2022 (S-REG) MARKED AS ANNEXURE-D.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Shri A. Ravishankar, learned advocate for the accused submits that the order dated December 15, 2022 in W.P.No.9330/2022 will be complied in an outer limit of eight weeks from today. His submission is placed on record.
No costs.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
BKV
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40
1 issue framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings should continue given the accused's undertaking to comply with the order dated 15.12.2022 in W.P.No.9330/2022 within eight weeks.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri M. Seetharama
Prof. Sangappa, The Registrar, Mangalore University
P.S.Dinesh Kumar
T.G. Shivashankare Gowda
As recorded by the court registry
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