G a Krishnamurthy v. Sri. N.K. Lokanath
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; CCC No. 1138 of 2024 (civil contempt) decided 02.06.2025; coram V Kameswar Rao, Acting Chief Justice (author) and C M Joshi, J.; complainant G A Krishnamurthy (Second Division Clerk, University of Mysore, under dismissal) v. Accused Nos.1 and 2, N. K. Lokanath (Vice-Chancellor and Disciplinary Authority) and V. R. Shylaja (Registrar), University of Mysore; petition under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India alleging willful disobedience of the Single Judge's order dated 08.11.2023 in WP No.5776/2012(S-DIS); counsel for petitioner stated the underlying order had been complied with and withdrew the petition; contempt petition dismissed as withdrawn; no punishment imposed; no costs or amounts; advocates: Sharath N. for complainant, Rajendra Kumar Sungay T P. for accused.
What did the court decide?
Upon learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the order in respect of which contempt was alleged had been complied with and that he would withdraw the contempt petition, the Court dismissed the contempt petition as withdrawn.