- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5164-DB CCC No. 1224 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1224 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI GOVINDARAJU M. S/O SRI MUNIRAJ AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 2. SUJATHA RAJENDHIRAN W/O. GOVINDARAJU M. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.33 FLOUR MILL ROAD NEAR CANARA BANK, BEGUR BENGALURU-560 068. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI BHARATH B. YADAV, ADVOCATE FOR SRI MURALIDHAR H.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. MADHU KUMAR S.M. AUTHORIZED OFFICER AND STATE LEGAL MANAGER, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5164-DB CCC No. 1224 of 2024 M/S. IIFL FINANCE LTD. CORPORATE OFFICE NO.9 GROUND FLOOR, SOMAMERIT VENKATASWAMY NAIDU STREET TASKER ROAD, SHIVAJINAGAR BENGALURU-560 051. …ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURTS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE LAWFUL ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.23882/2024 DATED 30.08.2024 AND 06.11.2024 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER/S AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEM FIT TO HAVE PASS ON THE FACTS AND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5164-DB CCC No. 1224 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Order dated 06.11.2024 granting ad interim relief to the petitioner directing the respondent to redeliver the physical possession of the property, read with order dated 30.08.2024 extending the said interim order, are made subject matter of the contempt jurisdiction of this court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The said interim orders are passed in pending Writ Petition No.23882 of 2024. 2. Admittedly, the orders are interim orders whereby ad interim relief is granted, date is fixed for listing of the matter and the petition is pending. This position could not be disputed by learned advocate Mr..Bharath B. Yadav for learned advocate Mr..H.M..Muralidhar for the complainants. 3. When the orders are interim in nature and the parent proceedings of the writ petition are pending before learned Single Judge, all contentions of the parties are open at large before - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5164-DB CCC No. 1224 of 2024 learned Single Judge including the complaint about non- compliance. 4. When the rights are not crystallized finally, this Court is not inclined to invoke the contempt jurisdiction leaving it open for the complainants to work out their rights and remedies in the proceedings of writ petition. 5. Without going into any aspect of merit, the contempt petition is not entertained on the sole ground as above. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6