This Court disposed of a contempt petition as not surviving because the respondents filed a compliance affidavit showing they passed the necessary order within the specified period.
Contempt petition disposed of as not surviving; copy of inquiry report to be forwarded within ten days.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND
CCC NO. 297 OF 2024 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
S/O LATE SUBBANNA
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,
LECTURER IN ENGLISH,
SARVODAYA PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE,
TUMKUR.
NOW RESIDING AT
C/O SUBRAMANYA S.V.
HULISANDRA VILLAGE,
Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN
BANASANDRA POST,
KRISHNAN TURUVEKERE TALUK, Location: High TUMKUR DISTRICT – 572 212. Court of Karnataka
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI Y.S. ARUNAKUMAR, COMPLAINANT-PARTY-INPERSON)
AND:
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DEPARTMENT OF LITERACY AND SCHOOL EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 001.
…ACCUSED
BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF LITERACY AND SCHOOL EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 001.
…PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
(BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO HOLD THAT THE ACCUSED HAVE COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF COURT U/S 2(b) R/W. 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 BY WILLFULLY DISOBEYING THE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT DATED 09.08.2023 IN W.P.NO.17946/2019 (S-DE) AND THE RESPONDENT BE PUNISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS PETITION 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)
Heard the complainant-party-in-person and learned
Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodini Kishan for the respondents.
“In view of the above, the prayer made in the writ petition would not survive for consideration. However, it will be necessary to direct respondent No.1 to consider the report that is submitted and pass appropriate orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.”
Authority of the Education Department, was directed to consider
the report and pass appropriate orders with the stipulated time.
acceded to in view of the Karnataka Pre-University Education (Academic, Registration, Administration and Grant-in-Aid etc.) Rules, 2006. It was stated that the complainant had submitted his resignation on 29.11.2000, which was approved by the Management on 24.04.2001. In other words, the inquiry was conducted and the order dated 19.07.2004 was passed as above.
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that the copy of the inquiry report will be forwarded within ten days by Registered Post Acknowledgement Due to the party-in-person
at the address mentioned in the cause title of the petition.
Sd/(N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(K V ARAVIND) JUDGE
KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10
3 issues framed by the court
whether the contempt petition survives given the department filed a compliance affidavit demonstrating they passed the requisite order.
whether the copy of the inquiry report should be furnished to the party-in-person.
how the department will transmit the copy of the inquiry report to the party.
Y.S. ARUNAKUMAR
SR. RITESH KUMAR SINGH
STATE OF KARNATAKA
N. V. ANJARIA
K V ARAVIND
As recorded by the court registry
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