IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CCC NO.839 OF 2019 (CIVIL) BETWEEN:
SRI. SHIVANAND L.
SON OF LATE M. LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS RESIDING NEAR NAVAGRAHA DEVASTHANA BEEDHI WARD NO.6, MEGALA BEEDHI KANAKAPURA TOWN RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-560 117. ... COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. ANASUYA DEVI K.S., ADVOCATE) AND:
SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. ... ACCUSED (BY SRI. A.C. BALARAJ, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) THIS CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS COURT DATED 20.112018 IN WRIT PETITION NO.47091 OF 2018 (GM-MM-S) VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
THIS CCC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER This contempt petition has been filed on the ground that the order dated 20.11.2018 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.47091 of 2018 has been disobeyed. In terms of the said order, respondent No.2 therein was directed to consider the application made by the petitioner within 90 days from the said date. Since, the same was not done, the instant petition is filed.
2. A counter affidavit is filed by the accused. He has tendered his unconditional apology for the delay in complying with the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court within the time frame. The reasons are accepted, the delay is condoned. He has also produced Annexure-R1 dated 12.07.2019 which indicates consideration of the representation made by the petitioner.
3. In view of the same, we do not find any ground to proceed further. The proceedings are dropped.
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JUDGE JUDGE ST