Contempt petition alleging breach of an interim order passed in a pending writ petition restraining respondent No.9. The court declined to exercise contempt jurisdiction, holding no case was made at that stage, and permitted complainants to seek remedies in the main proceedings.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH 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. 168 OF 2024 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN :
Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…COMPLAINANTS
(BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR S, ADVOCATE)
AND :
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GOVT. OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001
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ALSO AT KUNJARPPA HOUSE RATHA BEDDI, UJIRE BELTHANGADY TALUK DK DISTRICT – 574 240
…ACCUSED
…PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
(SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 8 RESPONDENT-ACCUSED No.9 SERVED & UNREPRESENTED)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS PUNISH THEM SUITABLY AND APPROPRIATELY FOR THE CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR NOT OBEYING AND IMPLEMENTING THE ORDER DATED 31.08.2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO. 19382/2023 ANNEXURE-A.
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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Heard learned advocate Mr.S.Rajashekar for the complainants and learned Government Advocate
Mr.S.S.Mahendra for the respondents.
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jurisdiction. No case is made, at this stage, to exercise the contempt jurisdiction.
In view of disposal of the petition, the interlocutory application would not survive and it stands accordingly disposed of.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
AHB
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23
1 issue framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated for alleged breach of an interim restraint order dated 31.08.2023 in WP No. 19382/2023.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri. Sheenappa
Sri Nandeesh Kumar Jain
Sri. Rajneesh Goel
Sri Uma Shankar S R
Dr. Alok Mohan
Sri B Dayananda
N. V. Anjaria
Krishna S Dixit
As recorded by the court registry
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