High Court Karnataka High Court

Sri S S Ranganath vs The State Election Commission … on 10 December, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Sri S S Ranganath vs The State Election Commission … on 10 December, 2010
Author: N.Kumar And Gowda
 

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT  _

DATED THIS THE 10th DAY OF DECE-FvE'BE:R,:   "

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE M,rmj_UST:C_E'N KUIvIAR':'_V_'  1'

THE HONBLE MR:_J"IISTT_CE_ S.REE.NNASE GOWDA

WRIT PETITION' NOE:-§N03  ..fS--KAT}

BETWEEN:  
SR1 S.S. RANGANATH» 

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B.V.S LAYO.UT, BILEKALL ,
BANNIERGHATTA' ROAD,

 -  BANGALORE -- 560----Q7'"6.
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'§._N'T)E:

THE  ELECTION COMMISSION

V. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
'  3;3T.F'LOOR, K.S.C.M.F. BUILDING,
  N08, CUNNINGHAM ROAD,
 ..  BANGALORE -- 560 052

PETITIONER

. RESPONDENT

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDERARTICLE’ E26
81 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA»..PRAY1N«G To

QUASH THE ORDER PASSED” «BY TIIE’-.’I–IoN’i.Bi,E
KARNATAKA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBLTNAL’~D’i”X_ *I..2′.:2;o_oaoIII
CONTEMPT CASE NO. 78/2007 ‘*AS<.PER 13.NI\£E}:-i\»i:"'I/END

PLEASED TO DIRECT THIi1*'iT_RIBUN_AL TO,»Rf3FUND'; THE",
AMOUNT TO THE PETITIO-NER IN" INTEREST OF"

JUSTICE.

TI-IIS ?ETITIONJ”COIvI’INe{ oNVi”~«EOR RRELIMINARY
HEARING THIS DAY,” KIJIjuAR’–;}1..I,v’DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING: * ‘ ‘

filédiivéhallenging the order passed
by the’.Karnatakaf’Adniiiaistrative Tribunai (for short ‘the

Tribunal’) ‘”‘whieh non–payment of costs in

of thevv—order passed by the Tribunal which is

the High Court as well as by the Apex Court

contempt as defined under Section 2(b} of the

Contenipt of Courts Act, 1971. However, on the date when

it «said finding was recorded, the petitioner had already

deposited the costs and therefore the said amount was

wdirected to be paid to the complainant in the contempt

it/I

granted, it will not amount to wiilful dis0bedierie’e’,” .

substance.

3. In this View of the V1nattAer__. “”w_e

justification to interfere uIith«..,rA’L:.fl<1e ordmfi the
Tribunal. The writ petitign is'.c1eV"ei(1 '<VV)'fzi1erit's'.'"Ae'eordingIy,

it is dismissed.

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