IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2017 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK B. HINCHIGERI AND BETWEEN THE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL C.C.C.NO.114 OF 2017 (CIVIL) AND C.C.C.NOS.119-123 OF 2017 1. KISHORE SHETTY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O SRI AITHAPPA SHETTY, CASUAL LABOURER MANGALORE CENTRAL EXCISE CUSTOMS & SERVICE TAX MANGALORE – 575 003 R/AT NEHA NILAYA OPPOSITE TO KANKANADY RAILWAY STATION BUTRA BALTY ROAD, ALAPI, PADIL POST MANGALORE – 575 003.
2. SHAMITHA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS W/O SRI ASHOK PUJARI, CASUAL LABOURER MANGALORE CNETRAL EXCISE CUSTOMS & SERVICE TAX MANGALORE – 575 003 R/AT NO.5438, BUDDAR KUNJI BETTU POST, SHIVALLI TALUK & DISTRICT UDUPI 3. AMRITHLAL CUTINHA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS S/O LATE SRI GRATION CUTINHA CASUAL LABOURER MANGALORE CENTRAL EXCISE CUSTOMS & SERVICE TAX MANGALORE – 575 003 R/AT ADAMN KUDRU, PADPU HOUSE PARMANNUR POST, MANGALORE.
4. CHENNANANDA KOLIAN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O AITHAPPA KOLIAN, CASUAL LABOURER MANGALORE CENTRAL EXCISE CUSTOMS & SERVICE TAX MANGALORE – 575 003.
R/AT NEELAMMA COMPOUND JANARDHAN NAGAR, JEPPU BAPPAL KANKANADY POST, MANGALORE.
5. SHAILESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS S/O M GANESH, CASUAL LABOURER MANGALORE CENTRAL EXCISE CUSTOMS & SERVICE TAX MANGALORE – 575 003.
R/AT 4TH MILE, NEAR MULLAKAD SCHOOL KAVOOR POST, MANGALORE.
6. K SURESH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O LATE SRI K RAMANATH CASUAL LABOURER MANGALORE CENTRAL EXCISE CUSTOMS & SERVICE TAX MANGALORE – 575 003 NEKKILA, BANNUR POST PUTTUR. ... COMPLAINANTS (BY:SRI SUMANTH L.BHARADWAJ, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. ASHOK LAVASA, MAJOR, SECRETARY MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE UNION IN INDIA, NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI – 110 001 2. KAUSHAL SRIVASTAVA, MAJOR, CHAIRMAN CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE & CUSTOMS, NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI – 110 001.
3. M.VINOD KUMAR MAJOR PRINCIPAL/CHIEF COMMISSINER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, BANGALORE ZONE P.B.NO.5400, CENTRAL REVENUES BUILDING QUEENS ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001.
4. M VINOD KUMAR MAJOR PRINCIPAL/COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, BANGALORE/ COMMISSIONERATE P.B.NO.5400, CENTRAL REVENUES BUILDING QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001. ... ACCUSED (BY:SRI H.JAYAKARSHETTY, C.G.C. FOR A1 TO A4) THESE CONTEMPT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT PRAYING TO SUMMONS/NOTICES MAY KINDLY BE ISSUED TO THE ACCUSED PERSONS AND THEY MAY BROUGHT BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT AND TRIED AND PUNISHED FOR THE OFFENCE OF CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITTED BY THEM FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DECLARATION GIVEN BY THEM IN WP 42814/2016 CONNECTED WITH WP 55957-61/2016, WP NO.31911/2016, 31913/2016 AND WP NO.55614-55622/2016 (S-CAT) DISPOSED ON 15/11/2016.
THESE CONTEMPT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ASHOK B. HINCHIGERI. J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R The respondents-accused have granted the conferment of temporary status under “Casual Labourers (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularisation) Scheme of Government of India, 1993 to the complainants, in compliance with the order, dated 15.11.2016 passed in W.P.Nos.42814/2016, 55957-61/2016 c/w 31911/2016, 31913/2016 & 55614-55622/2016. They have also filed the affidavit expressing their remorse for the delay in passing the said order; the delay is for administrative reasons.
2. The affidavit is taken on record. Recording the compliance, we drop these contempt proceedings.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE VGR