Complainant sought withdrawal of contempt proceedings alleging disobedience of an earlier writ order; respondents filed a compliance affidavit evidencing compliance. The court permitted withdrawal and disposed of the contempt petition.
Permission to withdraw the contempt petition granted; liberty to file a fresh contempt petition noted in the memo.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND
CCC No. 256 OF 2024 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI NARASIMHA MURTHY G. V., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: High Court of Karnataka
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…PROFORMA RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT No. 1)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971 AGAINST THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENT HEREIN FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT DATED 18.07.2023 IN W.P.No.8987/2023 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K V ARAVIND
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA)
Memo dated 10.09.2024 filed by learned advocate for the
complainant seeking permission to withdraw the contempt petition
figures on record. The memo reads as under,
“The advocate for the complainant in the above case, as per instruction of the complainant, the proforma respondents assured to comply with this Hon’ble Court order. Therefore, the
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complainant is now withdrawing the above contempt petition; hence the complainant prays that, this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to permit the complainant to withdraw the above contempt petition with liberty to file fresh contempt petition in the interest of justice and equity.”
filed by the respondent was the compliance affidavit evidencing compliance of the order. Therefore, nothing survives for consideration in the present contempt proceedings.
Sd/(N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE
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2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri Chandrashekar S/o Late Sannegowda
The State of Karnataka, represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department
Smt. Satyabhama, IAS, The Deputy Commissioner, Hassan District
Sri Maruthi.J.B., The Assistant Commissioner, Hassan Taluk and District
Sri K.K. Krishamurthy, The Thasildar, HoleNarasipura Taluk, Hassan Dist.
N. V. Anjaria
K. V. Aravind
As recorded by the court registry
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