Sri Gopalakrishna H v. Smt Chaithra B N
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; CCC No. 406 of 2024; civil contempt petition; Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act 1971; Article 215, Constitution of India; alleged disobedience of specific/interim direction dated 05.01.2024 in Writ Petition No.19707 of 2023 (BDA), Annexure-E; interim order in pending writ proceedings; rights of parties not finally crystallized; contempt jurisdiction not invoked; complainant left to approach learned Single Judge; Court expressed no opinion on merits; petition not entertained and disposed of; decided 22 January 2025; Bench: Chief Justice N. V. Anjaria (author judge) with Justice M.I.Arun.
What did the court decide?
The order sought to be enforced through the contempt petition is an interim order passed in pending writ proceedings whose subject matter remains pending at large before the learned Single Judge; by its very nature the rights of the parties are not finally crystallized.