Civil contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of an earlier writ order against the Tahsildar, Yelahanka. The Government Advocate reported compliance with a filed affidavit; taking it on record, the court held the petition did not survive and disposed of it even on merits.
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NC: 2024:KHC:42629-DB CCC No. 444 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 444 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
MR. ROY M. MATHEW AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS S/O MR. M, MATHEW PERMANENT RESIDENT OF MUTHOOTTUVEEDU KOZHENCHERRY MURI, KOZHENCHERRY VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, KERALA-689 645.
PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.7 Digitally signed by LAKE SHORE HOMES HARIKRISHNA V Location: HIGH KASAVANAHALLI, CARMELARAM POST, COURT OF BANGALORE-560 035. KARNATAKA …COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. RAVISHANKAR T.P, ADVOCATE - ABSENT)
AND:
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI. DEVARAJ C.H, GOV.ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED TO SHOW CAUSE AS TO WHY CONTEMPT SHOULD NOT BE INSTITUTED AGAINST THEM FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HONBLE COURT DATED 24.08.2021 PASSED IN W.P.NO.6894/2021 (KLRRR/SUR) AND HOLD THE ACCUSED GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT AND ACCORDINGLY PROCEED TO PUNISH HIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS PETITION, 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)
Learned counsel Sri Ravishankar T.P, for complainant is
on record, but there is no representation either through video conferencing or present before the Court physically.
C.H, for the respondents submits that the order passed by the learned Single in W.P.No.6894/2021(KLR-RR/SUR) dated
24.08.2021 vide Annexure-B has been complied by the respondent/accused No.2 i.e., The Tahsildar, Yelahanka. To that effect, a compliance affidavit has been filed in all consisting Paragraph Nos.1 to 5. The compliance affidavit is taken on record.
Sd/(K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE
Sd/(RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE
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MR. ROY M. MATHEW
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
SRI. NARASIMHAMURTHY
K.SOMASHEKAR
RAJESH RAI K
As recorded by the court registry
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