The Court dropped the civil contempt petition because the main writ petition under challenge had already been disposed of, rendering the contempt proceedings infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 994 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
…COMPLAINANTS
Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN
Location: High Court of Karnataka
(BY SRI: NITIN .A.M., ADVOCATE)
AND:
…ACCUSED
(BY MS: DISIREE PAIS, ADVOCATE FOR
SRI: VIVEK HOLLA, ADVOCATE FOR A1 & A2)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 29.09.2022 MADE IN W.P.NO.19643/2022 (LB-BMP).
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, K. SOMASHEKAR J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Sri A M Nithin, learned counsel for the complainants is present before the Court physically.
seeking intervention of the interim order that has been rendered in the aforesaid writ petition.
Consequently, the contempt petition is hereby dropped.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
*bgn/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6
1 issue framed by the court
Whether contempt proceedings can survive when the underlying writ petition has been disposed of.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Mr. Joseph Christopher Ratnam
Mrs. Rosemary Nisha Ratnam
Mrs. Salma I Ahmed
Mrs. Sabha I Ahmed
K. Somashekar
Rajesh Rai K
As recorded by the court registry
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