Sri Gopal G T v. Smt Salma Fahima
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition seeking punishment for non-compliance with a 2020 Single Judge order on pay protection was filed about four years after the order. Invoking Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act's one-year limitation, the Court rejected the petition and suggested other remedies.
What the court decided
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NC: 2024:KHC:12179-DB CCC No. 14 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024 PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT
CCC. NO. 14 OF 2024 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
- SRI. GOPAL G.T. S/O. THIPPESWAMY G AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY AND A.H. EXTENSION EDUCATION VETERINARY COLLEGE VINOBA NAGARA SHIVAMOGGA 577 204.
Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
- SRI. VEERANNA GOWDA B.G. S/O B.G. CHANNABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS VEERABHADRESHWARA NILAYA SAHYADRI EXTENSION 1ST CROSS, LOWER HUTHA, BH ROAD BHADRAVATHI 577 301.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a contempt petition filed four years after the order dated 18.02.2020 can be entertained given the one-year limit under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Sri. Gopal G.T.
- petitioner
Sri. Veeranna Gowda B.G.
- petitioner
Dr. Nagaraju N
- respondent
Smt. Salma Fahima, Principal Secretary, State of Karnataka, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department
- respondent
Sri. L.K. Atheeq IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · March
- Registered
- Case no.
- CCC/14/2024
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