Sri Shivananje Gowda B N v. Sri. Suralkar Vikas Kishor , IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
CCC 415/2023; civil contempt petition; High Court of Karnataka; Karnataka Public Service Commission; KPSC Secretary; Suralkar Vikas Kishor; K.S. Latha Kumari; disobedience of directions dated 21.04.2022 in WP 7095/2022 (S-KSAT); Article 215 Constitution; Sections 11 and 12 Contempt of Courts Act 1971; party-in-person; Party-In-Person Committee report 27.06.2025; incompetence; refusal of Legal Services Committee counsel and amicus curiae; Rules 8(g) and 10 Karnataka HC Party-In-Person Rules 2018; proceedings closed; IAs disposed; order dated 02.07.2025; K.S. Mudagal J.; P Sree Sudha J.
What did the court decide?
None in favour of the complainant: the civil contempt proceedings were closed without adjudication of the contempt; the complainant was disabled from appearing as party-in-person; pending interlocutory applications were disposed of.