Sri Prasanna Kumar a v. Vs Smt Deepa M Cholan
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), Division Bench, CCC No. 1127 of 2024 (civil contempt under Ss. 11 & 12 Contempt of Courts Act r/w Art. 215 Constitution), decided 05.03.2025 by N. V. Anjaria, C.J. (author) and M. I. Arun, J. Compliance-stage disposal of contempt alleging willful disobedience of final order dated 20.12.2023 in WP No. 870/2022 (reinstatement plus consequential benefits/arrears of salary); O.M. dated 05.03.2025 records reinstatement and posting; balance payment directed within six weeks with warning of aggravated contempt on default. Keywords: contempt petition, willful disobedience, reinstatement, consequential benefits, arrears of salary, official memorandum, six weeks, aggravated contempt, Urban Development Department, Directorate of Municipal Administration.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition disposed of after recording compliance with reinstatement; consequential benefits directed to be paid within six weeks, failing which the respondents stand exposed to aggravated form of contempt.