The High Court declined to entertain a civil contempt application challenging an interim order, reasoning that no final rights are crystallized in such cases. The matter was disposed of, directing the petitioner to approach the court where the main dispute is pending to work out his rights.
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NC: 2024:KHC:19273-DB CCC No. 58 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024 PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CCC No. 58 OF 2024 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
ALAMENGADA M. BOSE MANDANNA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O. LATE MUTHANNA, R/O. NITTOOR VILLAGE, BALELE HOBLI, PONNAMPET NAD, VIRAJPET TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 216.
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI TUMBIGI PRABHUGOUDA BASAVANTARAYAGOUDA., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: High Court of Karnataka
ALL RESIDING AT BALELE VILLAGE, VIRAJPET TALUK-571 216.
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O. LATE NARAYANA, R/O. DEVANOOR VILLAGE, VIRAJPET TALUK - 571 219.
…ACCUSED
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, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF CIVIL CONTEMPT AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR DELIBERATE AND WILLFULLY DISOBEYING, NOT COMPLYING WITH THE ORDER DATED 05.10.2023 PASSED ON I.A. NO.2/2023 IN RFA NO.1241/2023 BY THIS HON'BLE OCURT I.E. ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED PERSONS SUITABLY.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY , CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Since the Order brought under the contempt jurisdiction is interim in nature, no final rights of any of the parties are crystallized. The dispute between the parties is at large on merits before the Court concerned.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/-
JUDGE
DDU/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a contempt application challenging an interim order should be entertained?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
ALAMENGADA M. BOSE MANDANNA
SMT. B. D. DHANALAKSHMI
SMT. B. D. NIKHIL
SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA
SRI KESHAVA MURTHY
N. V. Anjaria
K. V. Aravind
As recorded by the court registry
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