A civil contempt petition filed against an Inspector General of Police for alleged willful disobedience of a court order regarding posting to an ILawala police station was closed after an affidavit of compliance was filed, stating the grievance was addressed.
None granted; the petition was closed as the grievance was found addressed.
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NC: 2026:KHC:6093-DB CCC No. 1677 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1677 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
…COMPLAINANT
Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN
Location: High Court of Karnataka
(BY SMT. JYOTI Y. KATAGAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI A. NAGARAJAPPA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
…PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
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…ACCUSED
(BY SRI MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.33384/2025 DATED 11.11.2025 FOR NOT GIVING POSTING TO ILAWALA POLICE STATION AS PSI, LAW AND ORDER.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
willful disobedience of the order dated 11.11.2025 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.33384/2025 (S-KSAT).
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that the grievance raised in the petition is addressed.
Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
KPS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 19
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a Civil Contempt Petition alleging disobedience of a court order concerning employment posting deserves punishment.
How to handle a Civil Contempt Petition where the respondent has filed an affidavit of compliance and the grievance is addressed.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Vibhu Bakhru
C.M. Poonacha
As recorded by the court registry
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