Sri Surendra Rao v. Sri B v Palanetra
Case brief
What is this about?
CCC No. 1396 of 2024 (CIVIL), High Court of Karnataka, decided 12.03.2025 by N. V. Anjaria, CJ and M.I. Arun, J. Civil contempt; Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act; wilful disobedience of order dated 18.03.2024 in W.P.No.31598/2016 (SDE); Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited; departmental penalty modified from withholding of four increments with cumulative effect to reduction of two increments without cumulative effect; differential monetary benefit; affidavit undertaking payment within three months held excessive; compliance directed within two months; failure exposes respondent to aggravated form of contempt; petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent to comply with the order dated 18.03.2024 in W.P.No.31598/2016 (SDE) by paying the differential benefit to the petitioner within two months, failing which the respondent shall be exposed to the aggravated form of contempt; the contempt petition disposed of accordingly.