A contempt petition against the complainant's wife for disobedience of a Family Court direction on child access was withdrawn after the complainant filed a memo stating he sought only access to the child; the High Court closed the proceedings as not pressed.
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NC: 2024:KHC:12163-DB CCC No. 210 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CCC NO. 210 OF 2020
BETWEEN:
SRI AJAY KUMAR MUNUGALA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O VEDA PRAKASH MUNGALA NO.12530, MAGNOLIA CIR JOHNS CREEK GA 30005, USA
Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka
REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SRI VEDAPRAKASH MUNUGALA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS S/O M VEERAPPA NO.16-2-146/4, DAYANANDA NAGAR NEW MALAKPET, HYDERABAD, AP-500036.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. SOMANATHA H - ADVOCATE)
AND:
SMT. SOUMYA MUNUGALA W/O AJAY KUMAR MUNUGALA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT F-5, VIDHYA GAYATHRI HOMES 7TH CROSS, GREEN GARDEN LAYOUT MUNNEKOLALU VILLAGE MARATHAHALLI EXTENSION BANGALORE-560037
PRESENTLY AT R/O PAVANI SRESHTA APARTMENT
A 207, 9TH CROSS MANJUNATHA LAYOUT MUNNEKOLALA VILLAGE MARTHAHALLI EXTENSION BANGALORE-560037 WORKING AT: NEXT GEN HEALTH CARE PRITECH PARK SEZ, BLOCK 14 B, 4TH FLOOR, OUTER RING ROAD BELLANDUR, BENGALURU-560103.
…ACCUSED
(BY SMT. SRI. KIRAN V RON.,ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 10 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DISOBEYED THE DIRECTION/ORDER OF THE I-ADDL. PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, DATED 19/11/2019 ON I.A.NO.34 IN M.C. 3252/2012 C/W M.C.NO.5375/2014.
THIS CCC, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, K. SOMASHEKAR .J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel Sri Somanatha H for the
complainant is present before the Court physically inclusive of Ms.Anandita Srinivasan for the accused.
Counsel for the complainant has filed a memo dated 18.03.2024 stating the parties herein are husband and wife and that complainant does not have any intention of getting his wife punished, but expects access to child,
hence, the contempt petition may be closed as not pressed.
The memo is taken on record. Keeping in view the submission made by learned counsel for the complainant and so also, the memo, the contempt proceedings are closed.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
DKB
1 issue framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings for disobeying a Family Court order on child access should continue.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Ajay Kumar Munugala (represented by power of attorney holder Vedaprakash Munugala)
Soumya Munugala
K. Somashekar
Rajesh Rai K
As recorded by the court registry
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