Rathna @ Nagarathna v. Shri. Gurudatta Hegade, I.A.S.
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court civil contempt petition CCC No. 1088 of 2024 dismissed as withdrawn on 07.02.2025; filed under Article 215 of the Constitution and Sections 11 and 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; alleged wilful disobedience of directions in order dated 19.06.2024 in Writ Petition No. 15071 of 2024; complainant Rathna @ Nagarathna; accused include Deputy Commissioner Shivamogda Gurudatta Hegade as Chairperson District Level Forest Rights Committee, Deputy Director Social Welfare Malleshappa D., Deputy Conservator of Forest Santoshkumar Kenchappanavar; State of Karnataka proforma respondent; Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 referred; withdrawal memo dated 07.02.2025 permitted; no substantive adjudication of contempt; bench: Chief Justice N. V. Anjaria (author) with Justice M. I. Arun.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the contempt petition; petition dismissed as withdrawn