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Mr Dilipkumar Lakshmipathy Vs Mr S B Davaleshwara — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2025)

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Mr Dilipkumar Lakshmipathy Vs Mr S B DavaleshwaraMr Dilipkumar Lakshmipathy v. Mr S B Davaleshwara

Disposed¶44

Mr Dilipkumar Lakshmipathy v. Mr S B Davaleshwara

Karnataka HC5 Jun 2025CCC/1322/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; CCC No. 1322 of 2024; civil contempt petition; Sections 11 and 12 Contempt of Courts Act 1971 read with Article 215 Constitution of India; complainants Dilipkumar Lakshmipathy, Sandeep Kumar, Damodaram K.S, Gokulakrishnan Manavalan, Harkirat Singh, Prashant Kumbar, N. Mohan Kumar, Dennis Peter, residents of M.C. Fortune, Whitefield ITPL area, Bengaluru (Nos. 2-8 via POA holder complainant No. 1); accused S. B. Davaleshwara District Registrar Shivajinagar, R. Ramaprasad Sub-Registrar Krishnarajapura (KR Pura), State of Karnataka Department of Co-operative Societies, Registrar Karnataka Co-operative Societies, Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps; alleged willful disobedience of order dated 22.08.2024 in WP No.12419/2024 (GM-ST/RN); compliance reported by petitioners' counsel; contempt petition disposed of; pending IAs disposed; bench V Kameswar Rao Acting Chief Justice and C M Joshi; order dated 05.06.2025; NC: 2025:KHC:18895-DB.

What did the court decide?

The court recorded learned counsel for the petitioners' submission that the respondents have complied with the order of which non-compliance had been alleged. ¶42

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated against the accused officials for willful and deliberate disobedience of the High Court's order dated 22.08.2024 in WP No.12419/2024 (GM-ST/RN), and whether the respondents have since complied with that order.

Court's answer

The court recorded learned counsel for the petitioners' submission that the respondents have complied with the order of which non-compliance had been alleged.

Ratio / Principle

Taking the said submission on record, the contempt petition was disposed of.

Key takeaways

Pending interlocutory applications, if any, were directed to stand disposed of.ratio¶45

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Civil Contempt Petition (CCC) No. 1322 of 2024 under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India, 1950, filed by eight complainants (Nos. 2 to 8 represented through their POA holder, complainant No. 1) against the District Registrar, Shivajinagar; the Sub-Registrar, Krishnarajapura (KR Pura); the State of Karnataka (Department of Co-operative Societies); the Registrar, Karnataka Co-operative Societies; and the Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps, alleging willful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 22.08.2024 passed in WP No.12419/2024 (GM-ST/RN). Held: on learned counsel for the petitioners submitting that the respondents have complied with the order of which non-compliance was alleged, the court took the submission on record and disposed of the contempt petition; pending IAs, if any, stood disposed of. Coram: V Kameswar Rao, Acting Chief Justice (author) and C M Joshi, Judge. Decided 05.06.2025.

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1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18895-DB CCC No. 1322 of 2024

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI

CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1322 OF 2024

BETWEEN:

MR DILIPKUMAR LAKSHMIPATHY S/O MR. LAKSHMIPATHY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-103, M.C. FORTUNE, NEW TEMPLE ROAD, BRIGADE IRV CENTER, NULLRAHALLI, WHITEFIELD ITPL AREA, BENGALURU – 560 066.

Digitally signed by PRAJWAL A Location: High Court of Karnataka

MR. SANDEEP KUMAR, S/O. MR. RATAN KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-411, M.C. FORTUNE, NEW TEMPLE ROAD, BRIGADE IRV CENTER, NULLRAHALLI, WHITEFIELD ITPL AREA, BENGALURU – 560 066.

MR. DAMODARAM K.S, S/O. MR. SUNDARAM, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDING AT A-308, M.C. FORTUNE, NEW TEMPLE ROAD, BRIGADE IRV CENTER, NULLRAHALLI, WHITEFIELD ITPL AREA, BENGALURU – 560 066.

MR. GOKULAKRISHNAN MANAVALAN, S/O. MR. K. MANAVALAN, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-G11, M.C. FORTUNE, NEW TEMPLE ROAD, BRIGADE IRV CENTER,

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NULLRAHALLI, WHITEFIELD ITPL AREA,

BENGALURU – 560 066.

MR. HARKIRAT SINGH, S/O. NAHAR SINGH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT A- 214, M.C. FORTUNE, NEW TEMPLE ROAD, BRIGADE IRV CENTER, NULLRAHALLI, WHITEFIELD ITPL AREA, BENGALURU – 560 066.

MR. PRASHANT KUMBAR, S/O. MR. BALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-307, M.C. FORTUNE, NEW TEMPLE ROAD, BRIGADE IRV CENTER, NULLRAHALLI, WHITEFIELD ITPL AREA, BENGALURU - 560 066.

MR. N. MOHAN KUMAR, S/O. V NARAYANAN, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT A-304, M.C. FORTUNE, NEW TEMPLE ROAD, BRIGADE IRV CENTER, NULLRAHALLI, WHITEFIELD ITPL AREA, BENGALURU – 560 066.

MR. DENNIS PETER, S/O. KUNNEL SCARIA PETER, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT A-116, M.C. FORTUNE, NEW TEMPLE ROAD, BRIGADE IRV CENTER, NULLRAHALLI, WHITEFIELD ITPL AREA, BENGALURU – 560 066. COMPLAINANT NO.2 TO 8 ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR POA HOLDER I.E., COMPLAINANT NO.1 …COMPLAINANTS

(BY SRI. ADHISH A. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. BEENA P K., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

MR. S. B. DAVALESHWARA THE DISTRICT-REGISTRAR SHIVAJINAGAR, DEPARTMENT OF STAMPS AND REGISTRATION, HAVING OFFICE AT NO-122/22, 4TH FLOOR, MONARK CHAMBER, INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.

MR. R. RAMAPRASAD THE SUB-REGISTRAR, KRISHNARAJAPURA (KR PURA), DEPARTMENT OF STAMPS AND REGISTRATION, HAVING OFFICE AT SLV SUNRISE BUILDING MALUR - BYRANAHALLI RD, CHIKKABASAVANAPURA, KRISHNARAJAPURA, BENGALURU – 560 036.

STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, VIKASA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001

THE REGISTRAR, KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, SAHAKARA SOUDHA, MARGOSA ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU – 560 003.

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS, KANDAAYA BHAVAN, 8TH FLOOR, K G ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009.

…ACCUSED

(BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA)

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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, PRAYS TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED, WHO WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 22.08.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE HIGH COURT IN WP NO.12419/2024 (GM-ST/RN) (ANNEXURE-A) AND GIVEN DIRECTIONS TO THE ACCUSED TO IMMEDIATELY COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI

ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the respondents have complied with the order of which non-compliance has been alleged.

Taking the said submission on record, the contempt

petition is disposed of.

Pending IAs if any, shall stand disposed of.

Sd/(V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/(C M JOSHI) JUDGE

SMC/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated against the accused officials for willful and deliberate disobedience of the High Court's order dated 22.08.2024 in WP No.12419/2024 (GM-ST/RN), and whether the respondents have since complied with that order.¶37
The court held
The court recorded learned counsel for the petitioners' submission that the respondents have complied with the order of which non-compliance had been alleged.ratio¶42

Statutes considered

2 provisions across 2 enactments

AI extract

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971Sections 11 and 12¶37
Constitution of India, 1950Article 215¶37

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Order dated 22.08.2024 passed by the High Court of Karnataka in WP No.12419/2024 (GM-ST/RN), willful and deliberate disobedience of which was alleged against the accused.¶37
High Court of Karnataka · 22.08.2024
Prior proceeding
CCC No. 1322 of 2024 filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to initiate contempt proceedings against the accused and for directions to immediately comply with the order dated 22.08.2024.¶37
Prior proceeding
The petition came on for orders, on which occasion the present order was made.¶38

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Mr Dilipkumar Lakshmipathy (Complainant No. 1)¶10
Adhish A. Kulkarni, Beena P K
petitioner
Mr Sandeep Kumar (Complainant No. 2)¶12
Adhish A. Kulkarni, Beena P K
petitioner
Mr Damodaram K.S (Complainant No. 3)¶13
Adhish A. Kulkarni, Beena P K
petitioner
Mr Gokulakrishnan Manavalan (Complainant No. 4)¶14
Adhish A. Kulkarni, Beena P K
petitioner
Mr Harkirat Singh (Complainant No. 5)¶19
Adhish A. Kulkarni, Beena P K
petitioner
Mr Prashant Kumbar (Complainant No. 6)¶20
Adhish A. Kulkarni, Beena P K
petitioner
Mr N. Mohan Kumar (Complainant No. 7)¶21
Adhish A. Kulkarni, Beena P K
petitioner
Mr Dennis Peter (Complainant No. 8)¶22
Adhish A. Kulkarni, Beena P K
respondent
Mr S. B. Davaleshwara, District-Registrar, Shivajinagar, Department of Stamps and Registration (Accused No. 1)¶27
Naveen Chandrashekar
respondent
Mr R. Ramaprasad, Sub-Registrar, Krishnarajapura (KR Pura), Department of Stamps and Registration (Accused No. 2)¶28
Naveen Chandrashekar
respondent
State of Karnataka, rep. by its Secretary, Department of Co-operative Societies (Accused No. 3)¶29
Naveen Chandrashekar
respondent
The Registrar, Karnataka Co-operative Societies (Accused No. 4)¶30
Naveen Chandrashekar
respondent
Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps (Accused No. 5)¶31
Naveen Chandrashekar

Coram

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V Kameswar Raoauthor¶41
C M Joshimember¶39

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 5 Jun 2025 · June
Registered: 6 Dec 2024
Case no.: CCC/1322/2024
CNR: KAHC010708112024
Topic: Contempt of Court
Bench: Acting C M Joshi
Disposal: DISPOSED
Case type: CCC

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Cite this judgement

Mr Dilipkumar Lakshmipathy v. Mr S B Davaleshwara, CCC/1322/2024 (KA), decided on 5 June 2025.

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Statutes2

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971Sections 11 and 12
Constitution of India, 1950Article 215

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Procedural history3

Order dated 22.08.2024 passed by the High Court of Karnataka in WP No.12419/2024 (GM-ST/RN), willful and deliberate disobedience of which was alleged against the accused.High Court of Karnataka · 22.08.2024
CCC No. 1322 of 2024 filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to initiate contempt proceedings against the accused and for directions to immediately comply with the order dated 22.08.2024.
The petition came on for orders, on which occasion the present order was made.

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Bench / Coram

V Kameswar Rao and C M Joshi

Parties & counsel