Court drops contempt petition filed against State Transport officials for alleged violation of an interim order. Contempt proceedings not sustained as main writ matter reserved for disposal by the same court.
Contempt petition dropped.
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NC: 2024:KHC:46006-DB CCC No. 329 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 329 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
ROPPEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT: 3RD FLOOR, SAI PRITHVI ARCADE MEGHA HILLS, SAI RAMA COLONY MADHAPUR, HYDERABAD TELAGANGA-500081 ALSO HAVING BRANCH OFFICE AT NO.148, 5TH MAIN ROAD RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR, SECTOR 7 HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU Digitally signed KARNATAKA-560102 by SUMATHY KANNAN REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR Location: High MR PAVAN KUMAR GUNTUPALLI. Court of Karnataka
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. CHETHAN – ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NISHANTH A V - ADVOCATE)
AND:
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI. SHASHIKIRAN SHETTY – ADVOCATE GENERAL A/W SRI. DEVARAJ C H – GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY VIOLATING THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 11.08.2021 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.14627/2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-B.
THIS CCC, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR)
This contempt proceeding is filed by complainant against respondents for willfully and deliberately violating the interim order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.14627/2021 dated 11.08.2021 vide Annexure – B.
hereby dropped.
In the meanwhile of disposal of this matter, learned counsel for complainant seeks liberty. However, liberty is granted to the complainant to proceed in accordance with law.
Respondents/accused namely Mr L.Hemantha Kumara, Additional Transport Commissioner and Secretary, State Transport Authority and
NC: 2024:KHC:46006-DB CCC No. 329 of 2022
Mr L.Shivakumar, The Commissioner Road and Transport Department, State Transport authority are present and
their presence is discharged.
SD/(K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE
SD/(RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE
RJ
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition survives for consideration when the main writ proceeding is reserved for judgment on the same day.
ROPSEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD
MR L HEMANTHA KUMARA
MR L SHIVAKUMAR
KARNATAKA STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
K. SOMASHEKAR
RAJESH RAI K
As recorded by the court registry
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