A staff nurse filed a contempt petition alleging disobedience of a Single Judge's interim order permitting her to continue in service. The Division Bench noted she was permitted to continue per the interim order and held nothing survived, disposing of the contempt petition.
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NC: 2024:KHC:40576-DB CCC No. 718 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CCC NO. 718 OF 2024 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. JAGDISH SHASTRI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka
NC: 2024:KHC:40576-DB CCC No. 718 of 2024
(ITS UNDER TAKING GOVT.) KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BOARD BUILDING, 6 AND 7 FLOOR , NEAR CHANDRIKA HOTEL, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BANGAORE – 560 052.
…ACCUSED
(BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA)
CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTIONS PASSED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU MADE IN WRIT PETITION NO.15269/2023 (S-RES) ORDER DATED 24TH DAY OF JULY 2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND
NC: 2024:KHC:40576-DB CCC No. 718 of 2024
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA)
By the order dated 24.07.2023, learned Single Judge issued notice, the acceptance of which was recorded and it was further directed that the “petitioners are permitted to continue to serve in the respondent No.2-Society, in the event if they are not relieved as on today”. The aforesaid order is admittedly an interim order.
Sd/(N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE
CR
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 72
1 issue framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated for alleged wilful disobedience of an interim order dated 24.07.2023 permitting the complainant to continue in service.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Kum Suvarna N.A.
Sri. P. Manivanna, Secretary, Social Welfare Department, State of Karnataka
Smt. Latha Kumari K.S., Executive Director, Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society
The State of Karnataka, Social Welfare Department
N. V. Anjaria
K. V. Aravind
As recorded by the court registry
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