Smt Kanta Devangavi v. Prof Naveen Kumar
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Sections 11 and 12 r/w Article 215, Constitution of India, 1950
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; CCC No. 1296 of 2024; decided 07-08-2025; coram Anu Sivaraman and Rajesh Rai K (judgment per Anu Sivaraman); complainant Smt. Kanta Devangavi vs accused Prof. Naveen Kumar rep. by Registrar, Karnataka State Open University, Mysore; alleged willful disobedience of order dated 20.06.2024 in W.P.No.11399/2024; full compliance admitted by both sides with memo on record; contempt case closed, no punishment; Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 11 and 12; Article 215 Constitution of India.
What did the court decide?
None; the contempt petition was closed on the Court accepting the submission that the directions in W.P.No.11399/2024 dated 20.06.2024 had been fully complied with. ¶31