Managing Director v. Sri M Manohara
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation NC: 2025:KHC:49176-DB. Karnataka High Court Division Bench (Anu Sivaraman and Vijaykumar A. Patil, JJ.) dismisses W.A.No.1339/2024 (S-RES) filed by KPTCL officers under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961 against the learned Single Judge's order dated 25.04.2024 in W.P.No.27587/2023; recovery of increment granted in 2010 and recovered in 2023 after more than 13 years held to fall within the categories in State of Punjab and Others v. Rafiq Masih (White Washer), AIR 2015 SC 696; 6% interest from date of recovery till realization upheld; appellants/accused to comply within four weeks; contempt petition C.C.C.No.1314/2024 under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 dropped.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the appellants; the writ appeal is dismissed. The appellants/accused are directed to comply with the direction in full within four weeks, and the contempt proceedings in C.C.C.No.1314/2024 stand dropped.