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Sri Praveen Kumar B N v. Smt. Ranjitha L

Karnataka HC19 Aug 2025CCC/494/2024

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What is this about?

CCC 494/2024 Karnataka High Court contempt maintainability; Sections 11 and 12 Contempt of Court Act; wilful disobedience of order dated 05.12.2023 in W.P.No.19832/2022; writ petition dismissed; Addl. Registrar Co-operative Societies order dated 12.04.2022; allotment of Site No.219; communication No.HSG1/61/HHS/2021-22; Karnataka State College Lecturers and School Teachers House Building Co-operative Society Ltd.; remedies under Co-operative Societies Act; case closed without prejudice; Anu Sivaraman; Rajesh Rai K; decision 19.08.2025; reserved 06.08.2025.

What did the court decide?

None; the Contempt of Court Case is closed without prejudice to the complainant's right to avail the appropriate remedies as available to him under law and to seek allotment in terms of applicable orders. ¶37

Sri Praveen Kumar B N Vs Smt. Ranjitha L — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the civil contempt complaint alleging non-compliance of the order dated 05.12.2023 in W.P.No.19832/2022 is maintainable, given that the writ petition itself stands dismissed. +1 more

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Court's answer

Since the writ petition stands dismissed, there is no question of non-compliance with the directions of this Court, and a complaint alleging Contempt of Court is not maintainable in the facts and circumstances of the case.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition filed by the Society having been dismissed, it is for the complainant to work out his remedies for allotment of the Site, if the same has not been done in compliance with the order passed by the competent officer under the Co-operative Societies Act.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Courts Act, Ss. 11 & 12 — Civil Contempt Petition No. 494 of 2024 (High Court of Karnataka, coram Anu Sivaraman and Rajesh Rai K. JJ.; judgment per Anu Sivaraman J., CAV) — Complainant (Praveen Kumar B.N.) sought initiation of contempt action against the CEO/Secretary (Ranjitha L.) and President (Mahadeva Swamy M.S.) of the Karnataka State College Lecturers and School Teachers House Building Co-operative Society Ltd. for alleged wilful disobedience of this Court's order dated 05.12.2023 in W.P.No.19832/2022, whereby the Society's writ petition was dismissed and the Addl. Registrar, Co-operative Societies' positive order dated 12.04.2022 for allotment of Site No.219 was upheld. Held: since the writ petition stands dismissed, there is no question of non-compliance with this Court's directions and a complaint alleging contempt is not maintainable; the complainant must work out his remedies for allotment under the Co-operative Societies Act. Contempt case closed without prejudice to the complainant's right to pursue appropriate remedies and seek allotment in terms of applicable orders.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 19^th DAY OF AUGUST, 2025

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

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CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.494 OF 2024

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BETWEEN:

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SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR B.N. S/O NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT No.1300, 1^ST FLOOR 21^ST B MAIN, HSR LAYOUT SECTOR 1 BENGALURU-560 102

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...COMPLAINANT

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(BY SRI. VINOD PRASAD, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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1 . SMT. RANJITHA L. W/O KARTHIK AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS CEO/SECRETARY KARNATAKA STATE COLLEGE LECTURERS AND SCHOOL TEACHERS HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. No.55/1, 3^RD CROSS GURUKULA LAYOUT J.P. NAGAR, KUPPULRU MYSURU-570 031

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2 . SRI. MAHADEVA SWAMY M.S.

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S/O SHIVAPPA M. PRESIDENT KARNATAKA STATE COLLEGE LECTURERS

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AND SCHOOL TEACHERS HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. No.22, 2^ND CROSS BASAWESHWARA MARGA (IN-FRONT OF THE PARK) GURUKULA LAYOUT J.P. NAGAR, KUPPULRU MYSURU-570 031

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…ACCUSED

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(BY SRI. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR A1 & A2)

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THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT PRAYING TO INITIATE ACTION FOR THE WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS COURT DATED 05.12.2023 PASSED IN W.P.No.19832/2022, WHEREBY THE POSITIVE ORDER OF ADDL. REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES DATED 12.04.2022, TO ALLOT THE SITE IS CONFIRMED.

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THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 06.08.2025 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT THIS DAY, ANU SIVARAMAN J., PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

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CAV JUDGMENT

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(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)

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This Contempt of Court case is filed alleging noncompliance of the order dated 05.12.2023 in W.P.No.19832/2022. The writ petition was filed challenging the communication dated 12.04.2022 in No.HSG1/61/HHS/2021-22 issued by respondent No.2. The writ

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petition was dismissed holding that the petitioner's conduct disentitled him to relief, whereby upholding the Registrar of Co-operative Societies order dated 12.04.2022 for allotment of Site No.219 in the name of Shri. Praveen Kumar B.N, the complainant.

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We have heard Shri. Vinod Prasad, learned counsel for the complainant and Shri. Devi Prasad Shetty, learned counsel for accused No. 1 and 2.

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The complainant submits that though the writ petition filed against the order of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies was dismissed by this Court, the allotment in favour of the complainant has still not been effected.

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Having considered the contentions advanced, we

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are of the opinion that since the writ petition filed by the Society stands dismissed, it is for the complainant to work out his remedies for allotment of the Site if the same has not been done in compliance with the order passed by the competent officer under the Co-operative Societies Act.

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Since the writ petition stands dismissed there is no question of non-compliance with the directions of this Court and a complaint alleging Contempt of Court would not be maintainable in the facts and circumstances of the case.

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The Contempt of Court Case is closed without prejudice to the right of the complainant to avail the appropriate remedies as available to him under law and to seek allotment in terms of applicable orders.

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Sd/(ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE

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Sd/(RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE

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