A civil contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of a writ court order. Counsel for the respondent stated that the directions had been complied with; the court held nothing survived and closed the proceedings.
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NC: 2024:KHC:12966-DB CCC No. 40 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH 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. 40 OF 2024 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN :
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI M. S. RAJEDNRA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI VIVEK HOLLA, ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
AND :
…. ACCUSED
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VIKAS SOUDHA BANGALORE – 560 001
… PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
(SRI. KIRAN C V, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.1 SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR PRO FORMA RESPONDENT)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO HOLD THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED HEREIN GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 29.03.2023 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.43998/2014 AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED WITH IMPRISONMENT OF SIX MONTHS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned advocate Mr. C. V. Kiran for respondent No.1
stated that the directions brought under contempt are complied with.
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does not survive.
3. Accordingly, the contempt petition stands disposed of as closed.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Rangaraju and Associates, represented by its partner Sri Krishnan Rangaraju
H Gopalakrishna Narayana Gowda, Managing Director, Mysore Sugar Company Limited
The State of Karnataka, represented by its Secretary, Commerce and Industries
N. V. Anjaria
Krishna S Dixit
As recorded by the court registry
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