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NC: 2025:KHC:5352-DB CCC No. 851 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 851 OF 2022 BETWEEN:
SRI. D. P. SOMAIAH S/O D.K. PONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT NO. 247, 1ST E MAIN SHIVANANGAR, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU 560 010. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. BASAVARAJ T - ADVOCATE) AND:
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KUMAR NAIK AGE 58 YEARS THE COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD BENGALURU 560 020.
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SRI. CHIDANANDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS DEPUTY SECRETARY-III BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD BENGALURU 560 020. …ACCUSED (BY MS. LATHA – ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MURUGESH V CHARATI - ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location:
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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NC: 2025:KHC:5352-DB CCC No. 851 of 2022
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT
ORDER PASSED IN WP NO.21361/2017(GM-BDA) DATED 27.09.2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
THIS CCC, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T
ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR)
This contempt proceeding is initiated by the complainant against the respondents/accused for having deliberate and willful disobedience of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.21361/2017 (GM-BDA) dated 27.09.2021 vide Annexure-A.
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Learned counsel Sri Basavaraj.T for the complainant is present. Learned counsel Smt Latha appears on behalf of
learned counsel Sri Murugesh.V.Charati who is on record for accused Nos.1 and 2. Complainant namely Sri.D.P.Somaiah is also present.
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NC: 2025:KHC:5352-DB CCC No. 851 of 2022
3. Learned counsel for respondents/accused submits that compliance affidavit along with Annexure-R1-Copy of endorsement dated 20.09.2024 has been filed on
24.09.2024.
4. Learned counsel for the complainant submits that direction issued by the learned Single Judge has been complied by accused No.1. Keeping in view the submission made by the
learned counsel for the complainant as well as the compliance affidavit, the present contempt proceeding do not survive for
consideration. Consequently, the contempt proceeding is hereby dropped.
In view of disposal of the matter, if any interlocutory application pending, same shall stand disposed of.
SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE
SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE RJ