- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19666 WP No. 23361 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.23361 OF 2021 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: JEETENDRA KUMAR RAJAN, S/O S.R.MAHATO, AGE 47 YEARS, DURGA NIVAS, ANAND NAGAR, KALIKAMBA TEMPLE ROAD, KARIYAKALLU, KARKALA – 574 104 …PETITIONER (BY PARTY IN PERSON) AND: THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA OPP. VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001 (REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR GENERAL ) …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JEETENDRA KUMAR RAJAN, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA BY PARTY IN PERSON PRAYING TO- DIRECT THE REGISTRY TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR NON PAYMENT OF RS.1,00,000/- AS PER ORDER DATED 19.05.2021 PASSED IN W.P.NO.1355/2021, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19666 WP No. 23361 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: “1. Direct the Registry to initiate proceedings of criminal contempt against the Petitioner for non payment of Rs.1,00,000/- as per order dated 19.05.2021 passed in WP No.1355/2021, vide Annexure-A.” 2. By way of the above petition, the petitioner is seeking for initiation of criminal contempt for non payment of Rs.1,00,000/- as per order dated 19.05.2021 in W.P.No.1355/2021. 3. The option of initiating contempt against a party is that of the Court and the Court which seized of W.P.No.1355/2021 would decide whether contempt has to be initiated against the petitioner or not. It cannot be so initiated on the basis of a petition filed by the petitioner. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19666 WP No. 23361 of 2021 4. Though once again the costs should be imposed on the petitioner, this Court refrains from doing so. No grounds are made out. The petition stands dismissed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE DR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28