Sri Srinivas v. Smt. Meena Nagaraj C.N.
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CCC No.1180/2024, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (DB), decided 14.02.2025 by N. V. Anjaria, CJ (authoring). Civil contempt for alleged non-compliance of the order dated 23.11.2023 in Writ Petition No.25135/2023 (direction to decide representation of ex-serviceman complainant Srinivas for grant of land). Compliance affidavit recorded decision of representation and allotment of a site to the complainant; Court held directions stood complied with, contempt petition does not survive, disposed of. Non-effecting of RTC stated to be outside contempt jurisdiction, liberty reserved to seek remedies in accordance with law. Statutes: Article 215, Constitution of India; Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. No precedent cited. Parties: Deputy Commissioner, Chikmagaluru and Assistant Commissioner, Tarikere as accused; State of Karnataka proforma respondent (AGA S.H. Raghavendra); complainant's counsel H. Maltesh.