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Sri G Sridhar v. Dr Y K Dinesh Kumar IFS

Karnataka HC23 Oct 2025CCC/1178/2024

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CCC No. 1178 of 2024; civil contempt; Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 11 and 12; Article 215 Indian Constitution; willful disobedience of order dated 14.06.2012 in WP No.44347/2011 (S-RES) and W.P. No.18183/2012 (S-RES); complainant G. Sridhar; accused Dr. Y.K. Dinesh Kumar, IFS, Managing Director, Govt. Tool Room and Training Centre; State of Karnataka, Dept. of Skill Development; payments made pursuant to dismissal of SLP; affidavit and memo of compliance; contempt proceeding closed; liberty to complainant to agitate grievance; notice discharged; coram Anu Sivaraman and Vijaykumar A. Patil; decided 23.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

Contempt proceeding closed; liberty reserved to the complainant to agitate his grievance if it still subsists; notice issued to the accused discharged. ¶42

Sri G Sridhar Vs Dr Y K Dinesh Kumar IFS — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2025)

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NC: 2025:KHC:41893-DB CCC No. 1178 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1178 OF 2024

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BETWEEN:

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SRI. G. SRIDHAR S/O LATE N. GOPAL RAO AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS

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RETD. AS MANAGER GT AND TC, INDUSTRIAL AREA R/AT No.59, SOUTHEND ROAD NAGASANDRA CIRCLE

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Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka

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BASAVANAGUDI

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BENGALURU-560 004

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(BY SRI. JAGADEESH D.C., ADVOCATE)

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…COMPLAINANT

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AND:

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DR. Y.K. DINESH KUMAR, IFS

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MANAGING DIRECTOR

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GOVT. TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE

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NC: 2025:KHC:41893-DB CCC No. 1178 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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INDUSTRIAL AREA RAJAJINAGAR

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BENGALURU-560 010

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

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BY ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY DEPT. OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIVELIHOOD (FORMERLY DEPT. OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE) M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001

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…ACCUSED

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(BY SRI. ACHAPPA P.B., ADVOCATE FOR A1; SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR A2)

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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED No.1 FOR HIS WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE LAWFUL ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP No.44347/2011 (S-RES) AND W.P. No.18183/2012 (S-RES) DATED 14.06.2012 AND ALSO IN TERMS OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AND THE HON'BLE APEX

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3 - NC: 2025:KHC:41893-DB CCC No. 1178 of 2024

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HC-KAR

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COURT STATED SUPRA AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED No.1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL

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ORAL JUDGMENT

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(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL)

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Learned counsel for the respondents/accused submits

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that he has filed a detailed affidavit indicating the payments made pursuant to dismissal of the SLP filed by them. In addition, he has filed a memo indicating the

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payments made to the complainant.

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