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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22279-DB CCC No. 112 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 112 OF 2024 BETWEEN:
SRI A. MANI, S/O LATE ARUNAHALAM, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, NO.74, SAMATHA NAGAR, KORAMANGALA, VIVEKANAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 047. …COMPLAINANT (BY MS. GOURI R, ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRADYUMNA L.NARASIMHA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. J.RAJU, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (EAST), BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANGARA PALIKE, MAYO HALL, BENGALURU-560 001.
2.
SMT. KAVYASHREE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MUSEUMS, VENKATAPPA ART GALLERY, KASTURBA RAOD, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. SUEHAL.R, THE COMMISSIONER, BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N R SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002.
Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location:
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22279-DB CCC No. 112 of 2024
4. B.V.VEENA, THE ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER, BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, VASANTHNAGAR SUB-DIVISION, THIMMAIAH ROAD (QUEENS ROAD), BENGALURU-560 051.
5.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI SANJEEV B L, ADVOCATE FOR R-1, 3 & 4;
SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA FOR R-2 & 5)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971,
BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 10 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR GROSS DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDER DATED 27/09/2023 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT IN WP 3242/2020.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22279-DB CCC No. 112 of 2024
ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)
Learned counsel for the complainant fairly states that the respondents have complied with the order, for which, she has drawn our attention to the affidavit filed by the Deputy Commissioner of BBMP, more specifically paragraph No.8.
2. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner would contend, the petitioner intends to carry business in a permissible vending zone, for which the petitioner shall file a fresh application with BBMP for their consideration. If that be so, as nothing survives in the contempt petition, the same is closed.
Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8