Complainant alleged wilful disobedience of writ orders directing LIC to grant compassionate appointment as Record Clerk under clause 21 of the 1993 Instructions and pay Rs.1,00,000 costs. Accused filed a memo of compliance showing appointment order dated 27.01.2026 issued and cost paid; the complaint was closed.
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NC: 2026:KHC:4626-DB CCC No. 725 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 725 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SRI. G. R. NITHIN, S/O. LATE RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, NO. 5/A, RANGANATHASWAMY NILAYA, 14TH CROSS, KUVEMPU NAGAR, 2ND STAGE, HASSAN - 573201
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. H DEVENDRAPPA.,ADVOCATE (ABSENT))
AND:
Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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…ACCUSED
(BY SRI. RAMACHANDRA G BHAT, ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENTS HAVE COMMITTED A WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN W.P.NO.14995/2021 (SRES) DATED 08.01.2025 AND 21.02.2025 FOR NOT HAVING CONSIDERED THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMPLAINANT BY GIVING COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT AND COST OF RS.1,00,000/TO THE COMPLAINANT.
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. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA)
the orders dated 08.01.2025 and 21.02.2025 passed in Writ Petition No.14995/2021 (S-RES), the operative part of which reads as under:
(ii) The endorsements at Annexure-D dated 21.11.2020, Annexure-E dated 04.01.2021 and Annexure-F dated 26.04.2021 are quashed.
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(iii) The respondent-LIC is directed to consider the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment in terms of clause 21 of 1993 Instructions and provide employment to the petitioner as “Record Clerk” without reference to the pension/family pension or terminal benefits received by the mother of the petitioner by following the dictum of the Hon'ble Apex Court in GOVIND PRAKASH VERMA case (supra).
(iv)The respondent-LIC shall pay cost of Rs.1,00,000/- to the petitioner, within one month from today.
compliance placing on record the appointment order dated 27.01.2026 issued to the complainant. It is also placed on record that the cost of Rs.1,00,000/- has been paid.
Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents wilfully disobeyed the writ court's directions to give compassionate appointment and pay costs.
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GOVIND PRAKASH VERMAReferred
SRI.DORESWAMY
SRI.SHRIRAM NELLITHAI
SRI.PUNETH KUMAR
VIBHU BAKHRU
C.M. POONACHA
As recorded by the court registry
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