IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V.NAGARATHNA AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD C.C.C. No.474/2019 (CIVIL) BETWEEN:
M. RAMESH NAIK S/O. LATE SRI M. NAGAPPA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O. NO.3/2, FIRST MAIN MOUNT JOY EXTENSION HANUMANTHA NAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 019. ... COMPLAINANT (BY SRI M. RAMESH NAIK, PARTY-IN-PERSON) AND:
1. SRI VIJAYA BHASKAR IAS, CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, 3RD FLOOR VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001.
2. SRI ANIL KUMAR ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, 6TH FLOOR M.S.BUILDINGS, BANGALORE. ... ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT/PARTY IN PERSON, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND AWARD PUNISHMENT AS PER LAW FOR DISOBEYING DIRECTIONS OF THIS HON’BLE COURT AND NOT SHOWING COMPLIANCE TO DIRECTIONS OF THIS HON’BLE COURT. IN ORDERS OF WRIT PETITION NO.25533/2018 ISSUED ON 25.07.2018, 09.01.2019, 30.01.2019 IN W.P.NO.25533/2018 AND ETC., THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, NAGARATHNA J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R The complainant is party-in-person. He submits that the accused have not filed any reply in W.P.No.25533/2018 which is a public interest litigation, despite time being granted by this Court and therefore, there is disobedience of the direction issued by this Court.
2. We do not find any direction issued by this Court vis-à-vis filing of reply. If any respondent seeks to file reply to the writ petition filed by the petitioner, it is at the discretion of the respondent to do so. There is no disobedience of any direction issued by this Court.
4. There is no merit in the contempt petition.
Hence, it is dismissed by overlooking the office objections.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE S*