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Mr.Vinod Singh v. Mr. P. Nishan Unni S.

Karnataka HC21 Mar 2025CCC/237/2025

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What is this about?

Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 11 and 12; Article 215 Constitution of India; CCC No. 237 of 2025 (Civil) Karnataka High Court Division Bench; interim order in WP No. 32891/2024 dated 09.12.2024; wilful and deliberate disobedience; Indus Towers Limited; Vinod Singh v. P. Nishan Unni S., H. Rehanulla Shariff and Ummara Begum; contempt petition dismissed without going into merits; plea of breach of injunction before learned Single Judge; NC: 2025:KHC:11858-DB.

What did the court decide?

Because the order brought under contempt jurisdiction was an interim order — a factum not disputed by learned advocate for the complainant — no rights of the parties could be said to have been finally crystallized at this stage, and the court was not inclined to exercise jurisdiction under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. ¶29-30

Mr.Vinod Singh Vs Mr. P. Nishan Unni S. — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether contempt action should be taken against the accused for wilful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 09.12.2024 passed by the High Court of Karnataka in WP No. 32891/2024.

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Court's answer

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Ratio / Principle

The merits of the subject matter, including the interim order, remain at large before the learned Single Judge in the writ petition proceedings, to be considered on their own merits.

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Key takeaways

Leaving the petitioner to work out his rights and remedies, including the plea of breach of injunction, before the learned Single Judge where the writ petition is pending, the contempt petition is not entertained and stands dismissed without going into the merits.ratio¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CCC No. 237 of 2025 (Civil), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (NC: 2025:KHC:11858-DB); Division Bench of N. V. Anjaria, Chief Justice and M. I. Arun, J.; oral judgment per the Chief Justice; decided 21 March 2025. Contempt petition under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 read with Article 215 of the Constitution of India filed by Vinod Singh against P. Nishan Unni S. (Authorized Representative, Indus Towers Limited), H. Rehanulla Shariff and Ummara Begum, alleging wilful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 09.12.2024 in WP No. 32891/2024. Held: the order under contempt being an interim order — undisputed by the complainant's counsel — no rights of the parties had finally crystallized; the merits, including the interim order, remained at large before the learned Single Judge where the writ petition is pending; the contempt petition was dismissed without going into the merits, the complainant being left to work out his rights and remedies, including the plea of breach of injunction, before the Single Judge.

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NC: 2025:KHC:11858-DB CCC No. 237 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF MARCH, 2025

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

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CCC NO. 237 OF 2025 (CIVIL)

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BETWEEN:

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MR. VINOD SINGH SON OF LATE JAI SINGH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.403, B BLOCK, BLOOMSBURY APARTMENTS, NO.23/4, BENSON ROAD, BENSON TOWN, BANGALORE - 560 046

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…COMPLAINANT

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(BY SRI. PRADEEP C. YADAV, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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Digitally signed by CHAITHRA Location: High Court of Karnataka

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MR. P. NISHAN UNNI S. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE INDUS TOWERS LIMITED NO.12, TOWER-D, SUBRAMANYA ARCADE, 7^TH FLOOR, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, OLD GURAPPANAPALYA, BTM LAYOUT, BANGALORE - 560 027

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MR. H. REHANULLA SHARIFF SON OF HABIBULLA SHARIFF AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,

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MRS. UMMARA BEGUM WIFE OF H. REHANULLA SHARIFF AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

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NC: 2025:KHC:11858-DB CCC No. 237 of 2025

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R2 AND R3 ARE RESIDING AT NO.7, ROYAPPA ROAD, FRAZER TOWN, PULAKESHINAGAR, BANGALORE- 560 005

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…ACCUSED

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(BY SRI. S.G. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA)

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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS TO TAKE CONTEMPT ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 09.12.2024 PASSED BY THIS COURT IN WP NO.32891/2024 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and

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HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

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ORAL JUDGMENT

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(PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA)

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Since the order brought under contempt jurisdiction is an

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interim order, which factum could not be disputed by learned advocate Mr. Pradeep C Yadav for the complainant, the court is not inclined to exercise the jurisdiction under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for the simple reason that at this stage, no rights of the parties could be said to have been finally crystallized.

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NC: 2025:KHC:11858-DB CCC No. 237 of 2025

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2. The merits of subject matter including the interim order is at

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large before learned Single Judge in the proceedings of the writ petition, to be considered on their own merits.

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Therefore, leaving the petitioner to work out his rights and remedies, including the plea of breach of injunction, before learned Single Judge, where the writ petition is pending, this contempt petition is not entertained. Hence, it stands dismissed without going into the merits.

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Sd/(N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE

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Sd/(M.I.ARUN) JUDGE

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