Mrs. Samina Kouser v. Mrs. Jaibunnissa
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, CCC No. 1144 of 2024, decided 07.07.2025; coram V Kameswar Rao (Acting Chief Justice, author) and C M Joshi (Judge); contempt of courts; Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 10 and 12; underlying decree O.S. No.191/2014 dated 27.04.2024, II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Shivamogga; complainant Samina Kouser; accused Jaibunnissa, Javeed Rahaman, Asif Rehman; parallel execution proceedings initiated; contempt petition refused and dismissed at preliminary hearing; no punishment imposed; no amounts awarded.
What did the court decide?
Because the contempt petitioner had already initiated execution proceedings seeking execution of the very judgment and decree whose disobedience was alleged, the Divisional Bench refused to entertain the contempt petition and dismissed it. ¶36