IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 25TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CCC NO.1032 OF 2019 (CIVIL) BETWEEN:
SMT. LAKSHMI DEVI WIFE OF LATE H. THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS NO.42, MODEL HOUSE STREET BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU-560 004. ... COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VASANTH KUMAR H.T., ADVOCATE) AND:
SRI. RAKESH SINGH MAJOR THE COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD BENGALURU-560 020. ... ACCUSED (BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, ADVOCATE) THIS CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971, PRAYING TO SECURE THE ACCUSED HEREIN, INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FOR NON COMPLIANCE OF THE ORDER PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.49556 OF 2014 DATED 01.02.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT.
THIS CONTEMPT PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING BEFORE FRAMING CHARGES THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER This contempt petition is filed on the ground that the order dated 01.02.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.49556 of 2014 has been disobeyed. In terms whereof, the matter was remitted to the respondent-Commissioner, Bengaluru Development Authority to consider the matter afresh within a period of three months.
2. An affidavit is filed by the Commissioner- Bengaluru Development Authority. She has tendered her unconditional apology for the delay in complying with the order of the learned Single Judge within the prescribed time. The reasons are accepted. The delay in complying with the order of the learned Single Judge is condoned. She has also enclosed Annexure-R1, endorsement dated 16.07.2019 issued by the Deputy Director, Bengaluru Development Authority which indicates consideration of the case of the petitioner.
3. In terms of the endorsement dated 16.07.2019, we do not find any ground to proceed further.
The proceeding is dropped.
Sd/- Sd/-
JUDGE JUDGE ST