Smt Jayakumari v. Rajesh Gowda

Karnataka HC17 Jun 2025CCC/302/2022

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What is this about?

Civil contempt proceeding dropped on supersession of the underlying order. Keywords: CCC No. 302 of 2022; Contempt of Court Act 1971 Section 11, Section 12; disobedience of order; order does not survive; Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Commissioner; W.P. No.15471/2020 order dated 23.12.2020 (Annexure-A); Writ Appeal No.692/2022; SLP (C) Nos.13871-13872/2021 and connected matters; SLP (C) No.14433/2023; Supreme Court allowed SLPs and set aside Single Judge and Division Bench judgments; memo by respondent's counsel; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; decision dated 17 June 2025; coram K.S. Mudagal and P. Sree Sudha JJ.; complainant Smt. Jayakumari; accused Rajesh Gowda and Kumar Naik; advocates Sundaresh H C and B Vachan.

What did the court decide?

Contempt proceeding dropped; no punishment imposed on the accused. ¶¶35–36

Smt Jayakumari Vs Rajesh Gowda — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2025)

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NC: 2025:KHC:21337-DB CCC No. 302 of 2022

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 302 OF 2022

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BETWEEN:

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SMT JAYAKUMARI, W/O LATE DASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/A NO.EWS-126, 2^ND MAIN, 1^ST STAGE, KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD COLONY, AGRAHARA DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 079.

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…COMPLAINANT

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(BY SRI. SUNDARESH H C, ADVOCATE)

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Digitally signed by K S RENUKAMBA Location: High Court of Karnataka

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AND:

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RAJESH GOWDA, THE COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA KRUPA WEST, BANGALORE-560 020

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KUMAR NAIK, AGE MAJOR, THE COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,

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NC: 2025:KHC:21337-DB CCC No. 302 of 2022

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HC-KAR

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T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA KRUPA WEST, BANGALORE-560 020

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…ACCUSED

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(BY SRI. B VACHAN, ADVOCATE)

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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEYING THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.15471/2020 DATED 23.12.2020 AS ER THE ANNEXUREA AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

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

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL and HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL)

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Learned Counsel for the respondent submits memo with copy of judgment in SLP (C) Nos.13871-13872/2021 and connected matters along with SLP (C) No.14433/2023 arising out of Writ Appeal No.692/2022 which arose out of the order of learned Single Judge in W.P. No.15471/2020 (BDA).

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NC: 2025:KHC:21337-DB CCC No. 302 of 2022

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HC-KAR

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