IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ C.C.C. NO.883 OF 2019 (CIVIL) BETWEEN:
SANATHKUMAR SHETTY S/O LATE NARAYANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS HEREDITARY TRUSTEE OF SREE DURGAPARAMESWARI TEMPLE KATEEL, D.K.DISTRICT & RESIDING AT NO.301, ASTORIA APARTMENT BALMATTA ROAD MANGALORE-57500. ... COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. JAYANTH DEV KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR P.S.RAJAGOPAL ASSOCIATES) AND:
MS.P.C.SHAILAJA COMMISSIONER FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS IN KARNATAKA & MEMBER-SECRETARY KARNATAKA RAJYA DHARMIKA PARISHAT TIPPU SULTAN PALACE ROAD CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU-560018 ... ACCUSED (BY SRI. V. SREENIDHI, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT READ WITH THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS) RULES 1981, PRAYING TO INITIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENT FOR CONTEMPT OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN NOT IMPLEMENTING, WILLFULLY DISOBEYING THE ORDER DATED 11.02.2019 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.12959/2017 C/W W.P.NO.17921/2018, AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEFS TO THE COMPLAINANT AS THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT AND NECESSARY.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ARAVIND KUMAR. J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R
Complainant who is petitioner in W.P.No.12959/2017 connected with W.P.No.17921/2018 is contending that respondent has willfully disobeyed the direction issued by learned Single Judge on 11.02.2019 in the said Writ Petitions.
2. We have heard the arguments of Sri.Jayanth Dev Kumar, learned advocate appearing for complainant and learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents.
3. The direction issued by the learned Single Judge reads:
“12. In view of the aforesaid submission, these petitions are disposed of with a direction to the Rajya Dharmika Parishat to pass a speaking order on the application submitted by the petitioner under Section 20-A(2)(vii) of the Act, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.”
4. Learned Additional Government Advocate on instructions from officers who are present before the Court submits that hearing has been concluded and orders would be passed as directed by learned Single Judge on or before 27.11.2019.
5. Hence, placing said submission and undertaking on record, this contempt proceedings are dropped with liberty to the petitioner to revive the same in the event of orders not being passed as undertaken.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE Prs*