Sri. Srinivas M M v. Sri. Krishna Murthy
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court Division Bench order dated 24 June 2025 in Civil Contempt Petition (CCC) No. 418 of 2025, filed under Article 215 of the Constitution r/w Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act by complainant Srinivas M M (counsel B. C. Venkatesh) against accused Krishna Murthy, Assistant Revenue Officer, BBMP, Shivajinagara Sub-Division (counsel Mallikarjun Reddy K S), alleging breach of the order dated 29.10.2024 in W.P.N.19868/2024 (LB-BMP). Compliance was reported by the accused's counsel and the compliance affidavit was taken on record; there was no appearance for the petitioner. Bench of V Kameswar Rao, Acting Chief Justice (author), and C M Joshi, dismissed the contempt petition in default and for non-prosecution and disposed of pending IAs. Useful for: contempt dismissal for default/non-prosecution; BBMP revenue officer contempt complaints.
What did the court decide?
The Court found that there was no appearance for the petitioner (complainant).