Civil contempt petition alleging violation of an interim order in a pending writ petition concerning RTC records for land in Kuduregere Village. The State furnished the required RTCs via memo; the court found nothing to persuade the contempt proceedings and dropped them.
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NC: 2024:KHC:45750-DB CCC No. 689 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH 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. 689 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
SRI. KARNATI VENKATESHWAR RAO SON OF KOTAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT PALM SPRING APARTMENTS ROAD NO.7, BANJARA HILLS HYDERABAD TELANGANA-508 213. …COMPLAINANT
(BY SMT. S.SUSHEELA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. CHETAN.B, ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by HARIKRISHNA V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
AND:
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATING THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.9046/2022 (KLR-RES) DATED 28.04.2022. AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED 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)
This contempt proceeding is initiated under Sections 11
and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India for wilful disobedience of the interim order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.9046/2022 (KLR-RES) dated 28.04.2022 vide Annexure – A.
is present before the Court physically and represents learned counsel, Sri Chetan B., for the complainant, who is on record.
Judge on the writ side in terms of furnishing RTC relating to the land bearing Sy.Nos.145 and 146 situated in the limit of Kuduregere Village, Jala Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluk, now Yelahanka Taluk. Memo is taken on record.
Sd/(K.SOMASHEKAR)
JUDGE
Sd/(RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE
KTY
List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the accused wilfully disobeyed the interim order dated 28.04.2022 in W.P.No.9046/2022 so as to be punished for civil contempt?
3 provisions across 2 enactments
SRI. KARNATI VENKATESHWAR RAO
SRI. B.R.MANJUNATH, TAHSILDAR, BANGALORE NORTH (ADDITIONAL) TALUK
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
K.SOMASHEKAR
RAJESH RAI K
As recorded by the court registry
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