Sri M H Krishnegowda v. Sri R J Kantharaju
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt of Courts Act Sections 11 and 12; civil contempt petition CCC No. 90 of 2024; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; coram N. V. Anjaria, Chief Justice and M. I. Arun, Judge; judgment dated 03.03.2025; complainant M. H. Krishnegowda, retired Branch Manager, Hassan District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Hiressave Branch; accused R. J. Kantharaju, Managing Director, and Nagaraju Somanahalli, Branch Manager, Hassan District Co-operative Bank Limited; alleged non-compliance of order in WP No.8948/2012 dated 15.09.2023 (Annexure-A); State of Karnataka pro forma respondent; compliance reported by complainant's counsel A. C. Balaraj; contempt does not survive; contempt petition dismissed as not surviving; closure of contempt proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the complainant's advocate's statement that the order stands complied with and the contempt does not survive, the Court dismissed the contempt petition as not surviving.