Sri H R Nagaraja v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka (Vibhu Bakhru, CJ authoring; C.M. Poonacha, J) closed Civil Contempt Petition No. 1299 of 2025 filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act by H.R. Nagaraja against the Assistant Commissioner/Competent Authority under S. 5 of the Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2004. The complaint alleged non-compliance with the order dated 26.09.2024 in W.P. No. 7652/2024 directing consideration of claim applications. Relying on the affidavit of compliance (notice dated 22.01.2025) and the matter pending before the Special Court, the Court held no wilful disobedience was made out and closed the complaint without initiating contempt proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Complaint closed; no contempt proceedings initiated against the accused.