Karnataka High Court Issues Directions To Scrutinize Fresh Files Of Civil Contempt Of Court

The directions are part of an order dated August 11, 2021, in CCC No.586/2021. The relevant text of the circular regarding directions is reproduced below:

*Whenever it is alleged in a Contempt Petition that an officer of the State Government in his official capacity has committed a breach of an order of this Court, it will be appropriate if the State of Karnataka is made a proforma respondent. This will enable the Government Advocate to contact the accused and appear for them. We also direct that whenever the State of Karnataka is made a party in the Contempt Petitions, office objection shall not be raised.

*We direct the complainant to implead the State of Karnataka as a proforma respondent no.2 (not as an accused). The amended copy will be filed within three weeks from today. For physically carrying out the amendment, we grant time of eight weeks. Amended copy of the petition with all annexures shall be supplied to the Office of the learned Advocate General.

The circular issued by the Registrar General has directed the Officers and Officials working in the Scrutiny Branch/Pending Branch of Contempt of Court Cases (Civil) at Principal Bench, Bengaluru, Dharwad and Kalaburagi Benches, to strictly follow the above said directions while scrutinizing the Contempt of Court Cases (Civil) fresh files.

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