ORDER :

K.S. MUDAGAL, J.

The accused is tried in this case on the charge of commission of criminal contempt of Court. The charge against the accused is as follows:

“Taking suo motu cognizance of the letter dated 02.08.2022 and the letter dated 21.10.2022 along with enclosures forwarded by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Mysuru, notice of contempt was issued by this Court on 03.01.2023.

On considering the contentions and the submissions advanced by respondent/accused in our opinion, the conduct of the respondent/accused by filing applications using derogative words, making baseless allegations against the Presiding Officer of the Labour Court, Mysuru and interfering with the Court proceedings amounts to criminal contempt as contemplated under Section 2 (c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.”

2. Exs.C13 and C14/the letters dated 01/02.08.2022 addressed by CW.1/the then Presiding Officer of Labour Court, Mysuru are the one referred to in the charge. In a nutshell under those letters CW.1 reported that the accused with an intention to interfere with CW.1 and his Predecessors in office in adjudicating I.I.D.No.98/2009 which was renumbered as I.I.D.No.22/2016 went on making contemptuous al