Disposed

Sri H L Laxmipathy v. Dr Shalini Rajanesh

Karnataka HC23 Sept 2024CCC/93/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

A contempt petition alleging disobedience of a Single Judge's order directing the respondents to decide the complainant's representation. The court held the endorsement rejecting the representation satisfied the direction to decide it, reserved liberty to challenge the endorsement on merits, and disposed of the contempt petition.

What did the court decide?

Liberty reserved to challenge the endorsement rejecting the representation in independent proceedings; contempt petition disposed of as complied with.

Sri H L Laxmipathy Vs Dr Shalini Rajanesh — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2024)

¶1

¶2

NC: 2024:KHC:39366-DB CCC No. 93 of 2024

¶3

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

¶4

DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024

¶5

PRESENT

¶6

THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE

¶7

AND

¶8

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND

¶9

CCC No. 93 OF 2024 (CIVIL)

¶10

BETWEEN:

¶11

SRI H. L. LAXMIPATHY, S/O LATE B.N. HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETIRED HEAD MASTER, KONGADIAPPA HIGH SCHOOL, DODDABALLAPUR, R/O No.282, BRAHAMINS STREET, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BANGALORE – 560043.

¶12

…COMPLAINANT

¶13

(BY SRI SAGAR B. B., ADVOCATE)

¶14

Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU

¶15

Location: High Court of Karnataka

¶16

AND:

¶17

DR. SHALINI RAJANESH, MAJOR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PRIMARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SACHIVALAYA - II, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001.

¶18

SHREEKANTA, MAJOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, (ADMINISTRATION) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSRUCTIONS,

¶19

2 - NC: 2024:KHC:39366-DB CCC No. 93 of 2024

¶20

OPP. CAUVERY BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009.

¶21

SRI R. RANGAPPA, MAJOR, BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BEGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU - 561203. 4. SRI S. PRAKASH, MAJOR, SECRETARY, LOKASEVANI RATHA D KONGADIAPPA MEMORIAL EDUCATION SOCIETY, KONGADIAPPA COLLEGE PREMISES, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, DODDABALLAPURA - 561203.

¶22

…ACCUSED

¶23

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SCHIVALAYA-II, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU.

¶24

...PROFORMA RESPONDENT

¶25

(BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR A1 TO A3; SRI V.R. SARATHY, ADVOCATE FOR A4)

¶26

THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT , 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT PASSED IN WP No.3122/2022 (S-RES) DATED 09.03.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A.

¶27

THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

¶28

3 - NC: 2024:KHC:39366-DB CCC No. 93 of 2024

¶29

CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and

¶30

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K V ARAVIND

¶31

ORAL ORDER

¶32

(PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA)

¶33

Learned advocate Mr. V. R. Sarathy for respondent No.4 files

¶34

statement of objections to state on the basis of the statements made therein that necessary endorsement is issued deciding the representation of the petitioner.

¶35

It is to be recorded that the directions of learned Single Judge was to the respondents to decide the representation. Therefore, as per the endorsement, the representation is rejected, the direction to decide is complied with. Nothing survives in the present contempt petition.

¶36

At this stage, learned advocate Mr. B.B. Sagar for the complainant stated that liberty may be reserved to the complainant to challenge the endorsement on merits.

¶37

4 Such liberty is reserved. It would be open for the complainant to institute independent proceedings to challenge the

¶38

¶39

NC: 2024:KHC:39366-DB CCC No. 93 of 2024

¶40

endorsement on merits, in respect of which, however this Court

¶41

does express any opinion.

¶42

The contempt petition is disposed of, as above.

¶43

Sd/(N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE

¶44

Sd/-

¶45

(K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE

¶46

MV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39

Sri H L Laxmipathy v. Dr Shalini Rajanesh

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Sri H L Laxmipathy v. Dr Shalini Rajanesh

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Sri. Suresh G.C. Vs the Chief Secretary

Dr. Renuka Prasad K.V. Vs Dr.K.v. Chidananda

Gopal Veerabhadra Naik Vs the Principal Secretary

Sri Gurunath Vadde Vs the State of Karnataka

Sri Suprith Gowda H R Vs Sri Anbukumar I a S

Smt Gowramma Vs Mr. Jai Shankar B.S.