Hap Realtors Private Limited v. Mr Rakesh G
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CCC No. 1294 of 2024 (CIVIL), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 07-01-2025; Division Bench of Chief Justice N. V. Anjaria (author) and Justice M. I. Arun; neutral citation NC: 2025:KHC:309-DB. Contempt complaint by HAP Realtors Private Limited (adv. Rohith R. Kumar) against Mr. Rakesh G under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful disobedience of the interim status quo order dated 20.12.2023 passed in Miscellaneous First Appeal No. 7840 of 2023. Dismissed at preliminary hearing: interim orders do not finally crystallize parties' rights, so contempt jurisdiction was declined and the complainant was left to pursue remedies before the learned Single Judge; no opinion on merits. Keywords: civil contempt, willful disobedience, interim order, status quo, maintainability of contempt against interim orders, Ss. 11 & 12 Contempt of Courts Act 1971.