Adiga Recreation Association (R) v. State of Karnataka
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What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka (Division Bench: Chief Justice N. V. Anjaria, author, and Justice M.I. Arun), CCC No. 278 of 2025 (Civil), decided 21.03.2025. Contempt petition filed by Adiga Recreation Association (represented by President Ashok Kumar Adiga; counsel M. Vinod Kumar) against State of Karnataka (Home Department) and DG&IGP Sri. Alok Mohan (counsel K. Shashi Kiran Shetty, AG, with Pramodhini Kishan, AGA), alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 16.12.2024 in WP No.34240/2024 (GM-POLICE), which adopted the directions of 25.03.2024 in WP No.8936/2024 concerning club games, CCTV, identity cards and the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Ss.2(14), 2(15); Explanation (ii) to Sub-section (7) of Section 2). Court held the directions were either obligations on the club or liberties/duties of the police, so no contempt lay; petition dismissed; police expressly left free to act against unlawful activities.