Sri Y S Ravi Kumar v. Smt Shubha Kalyan
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; CCC No. 950 of 2024 (Civil); contempt of court; Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act; alleged deliberate disobedience of order dated 08.04.2024 in W.P. No. 620/2024 (L-PG); gratuity deposited with controlling authority by demand draft; substantive compliance by respondent-authority; withdrawal of gratuity on application subject to identification; calculation disputes before competent authority; liberty reserved to file appropriate proceedings; contempt petition disposed of; bench: Chief Justice N. V. Anjaria and Justice M.I. Arun; decided 05.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
Deposit of gratuity with the controlling authority accepted as substantive compliance of the learned Single Judge's order; complainants given liberty to approach the controlling authority and withdraw the deposited amount upon application, subject to necessary procedure of identification; calculation disputes, if any, to be resolved before the competent authority; liberty reserved to file appropriate proceedings in case of genuine difficulty.