The Karnataka High Court recently dropped the suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against the office bearers of five different District Bar Associations. The suo-motu procedings were based on their open call to association members for abstaining from court work

A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindraj disposed of the proceedings against the office bearers of Bar Associations at Maddur, Mandya, Pandavpura, Malavalli and Krishnarajpete.

The bench accepted the unconditional apology and undertaking submitted by the office bearers. Following that, the division bench observed that,
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