Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MAY, 2024 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND CCC NO.504/2024 BETWEEN: SRIVATHSA. S S/O. LATE V. SRINIVASAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO. 109, VALLABHA NILAYA, VALLABHA NAGARA, DODDAKALLASANDRA, 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-560 062. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI./SMT : PARASHURAM R.HATTARAKIHAL., ADVOCATE) AND V. VASANTHKUMAR SINCE DEAD BY LRS.,
1. SMT. RAJALAKSHMI
W/O. LATE V. VASANTH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 1(A). PARTHASARATHY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 1(B). PRASANNA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 2 CCC. NO.504/2024 1(C). V. MADHUSUDHAN AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 1(D). V. MURALI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT VASANTHAPURA VILLAGE, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT, PIN-560 061.
2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDINGS, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. SRI.DAYANAND K.A. AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DISTRICT
4. SRI.RAJANIKANTH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS ASST. COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION
5. SRI.SRINIVAS.H. AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS TAHASILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK
6. SMT. VANITHA KUMARI W/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT NO.2002, 8TH MAIN (BEHIND BALMURI GANAPATI TEMPLE) 3 CCC. NO.504/2024 4TH HOUSE, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, 07 . SMT.SUNANDAMMA W/O NARASIMHAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT JARGANAHALLI MAIN ROAD NEAR ESHWARA TEMPLE J.P.NAGAR, 6TH PHASE JARAGANAHALLI 08 . SMT.THRIVENI W/O SRINIVAS B.V. D/O LATE SRINIVASAMURTHY.V AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT BILEKEMPANAHALLI VILLAGE BIDADI HOBLI, PIN-562109 RAMANAGARA TQ & DIST. …ACCUSED
THE CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 & 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1(A) TO (E) HEREIN FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE INTERIM ORDER OF STATUS-QUO ISSUED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT DATED 15.07.2022 PASSED IN W.P.NO.13995/2022 (KLRRES) AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED NO.1(A) TO 1(E) IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, INCLUDING AN ORDER AS TO COSTS OF THIS PROCEEDINGS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THIS CCC IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER. 4 CCC. NO.504/2024
ORDER
Three weeks’ time is granted to remove the office objections, failing which the petition shall stand, dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. In the event the office objections are complied with, the petition shall be listed on 02.07.2024. CHIEF JUSTICE JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SMV COMPARED BY : SMV COPY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR