Sri Marappa v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: contempt of court; CCC No. 338 of 2025; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; NC: 2025:KHC:21676-DB; Sections 11 and 12(1) of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971; W.P. No.26747/2023 (S-RES); order dated 11.09.2024; compliance; official memorandum dated 07.05.2025; withdrawal; dismissed as withdrawn; Department of Town Planning; Deputy Commissioner Ramanagar Yashvanth V Gurukaar; Chief Officer Town Municipal Council Bidadi K.G. Ramesh; complainants Marappa, Mohan V, Balineni Ramanappa; advocates Srinivas Manohar Kulkarni and Naveen Chandrashekar (AGA); bench V Kameswar Rao (Acting Chief Justice) and C M Joshi; decided 23 June 2025.
What did the court decide?
Upon the learned counsel for the complainants stating that he shall withdraw the contempt petition (following the respondents' compliance evidenced by the official memorandum dated 07.05.2025), the court dismissed the contempt petition as withdrawn.