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2026 DAILYLAW 18976 (KAR)

S N LALITHA v. N RAVIKUMAR

CCC/517/2026 · 2026-06-03

K S Hemalekha

Contempt Petitionbody2026

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25992-DB CCC No. 517 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 517 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. S.N. LALITHA W/O N. RAVI KUMAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/A: C/O NAGARAJ S.G. 9TH CROSS, SRINAGAR EXTENSION DEVARAYAPATNA POST TUMKUR - 572 101 2. TARUN S/O N RAVI KUMAR AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS OCC: ASSISTANT TEACHER R/A: C/O: NAGARAJ S.G. 9TH CROSS, SRINAGAR EXTENSION DEVARAYAPATNA POST TUMKUR - 572 101 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI CHANDRASHEKAR G.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. N RAVIKUMAR S/O LATE NANJUNADAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/A NO. 73, 1ST MAIN ROAD CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU - 560 018 …ACCUSED Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25992-DB CCC No. 517 of 2026 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO INITIATE SEVERE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY, WILLFULLY AND INTENTIONALLY DISOBEYED THE COMPLIANCE OF THE FINAL ORDER DATED 06.11.2024 IN MFA NO.179/2018 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE DIVISION BENCH PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND HENCE DEAL WITH HIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW WITHOUT ANY FURTHER LOSS OF TIME. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 06.11.2024 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Miscellaneous First Appeal Nos.179/2018 and 178/2018 (FC). In terms of the said order, the decree dated 25.10.2017 passed by the learned II Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru in O.S No.198/2003 was modified. Accordingly, the accused was directed to deposit the alimony as decreed by the learned Family Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25992-DB CCC No. 517 of 2026 2. We do not consider the present proceedings to be the apposite proceedings, which are essentially in the nature of seeking execution of the modified decree. 3. The complaint is, accordingly, closed with liberty to the complainant to institute appropriate proceedings for execution. 4. The pending interlocutory application also stands disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3