The High Court closed a contempt case filed against a police officer for alleged disobedience of a prior order directing him to file a final report. The Court accepted the explanation for the delay attributable to COVID-19 restrictions and the fact that the report was eventually filed.
Contempt case closed; no orders as to costs.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR
CONTEMPT CASE NO: 681 OF 2020
Contempt Case under Sections 10 lo 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 to punish the respondent herein for willfully violating the Order of the High Court dated 2610612020 passed in W.P.No.9125 of 2020.
Befween:
Sirigiri Kishore Kumar, S/o. Shankar, AS9 40 Years,Occ. Business, Fl/o. Sanjeevaiah Nagar, Sircilla, Rajanna SircillaDistrict.
..PETITIONERY PETITIONER
AND
Sri. P. Chandra Shekar, The Sub-DivisionalPolice Officer Cum Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rajanna Siricilla Division,Siricilla.50530'1.
...RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. K.VENUMADHAV
Counsel for the Respondent: ASSISTANTGP FOR HOME (TG)
The Court made the following: ORDER
\ I
1
THE HON,BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR
CONTEMPT CASE No.68L of2O2O
ORDER:
This Contempt Case has been fi1ed alleging disobedience to the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.9125 of 2O20 dated 26.06.2020, whereby this Court directed the respondents therein to complete the investigation into FIR No.67 of 2O2O on the file of Siricilla Police Station, dated 22.O1.2O2O, and file a final report before the concerned court within a period of four weeks thereof.
I
commit any contempt,nor shown any disrespect, to the order of this Court. Further,the respondenthad tendered an unconditional apology for anylapse on his part in implementingthe order of this Court, dated 26.06,2O2O.
6 Accordingly, theContempt Case is closed' No order as to
COSIS
SD/.M,RAMANA KRISHNA DEPUTY REGISTRAR
,TRUE COPY//
Qt
SECTION OFFICER
To,
CDL
gbr
*--
HIGH COURT
DATED: 1110612021
1E STe r€
2 6 JUN202| .\c)
* aFSP
ORDER
CC.No.681 ot 2020
CLOSING THE CONTEMPTCASE.
*n,' t.r\
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the respondent committed contempt by failing to file a final report within the time limit of an earlier Chief Justice order.
Whether the delay in filing the report was an excusable lapse due to COVID-19 restrictions.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sirigiri Kishore Kumar
P. Chandra Shekar
T. Vinod Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
