Sri Brijesh Mathew v. Sri Umashankar
Case brief
What is this about?
CCC No. 62 of 2025; NC: 2026:KHC:35012-DB; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; civil contempt petition; Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act; alleged violation of order dated 20.10.2022 in W.P.No.20894/2022 (GM-RES); Brijesh Mathew complainant; Umashankar Additional Chief Secretary Home Department; Alok Mohan Director General and Inspector General of Police; pro forma respondent; memo seeking withdrawal; dismissed as withdrawn; Vibhu Bakhru Chief Justice; K.S. Hemalekha J; no adjudication on merits of contempt.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal of the complaint permitted; complaint dismissed as withdrawn. ¶31