Karnataka HC convicts two for filing repeated cases against Wipro, Azim Premji

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Jan 16, 2022: The Karnataka High Court has convicted two representatives of Chennai-based entity India Awake for Transparency for contempt of court for filing frivolous cases against Wipro Group of companies founder and chairman Azim Premji between April 2016 and December 2020. The two people, identified as R Subramanian, who also appeared as an advocate in person, and P Sadanand, were convicted for contempt of court, punishable under the provisions of Section 12(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act.

The HC sentenced them to undergo simple imprisonment for two months with a fine of Rs 2,000 each, failing which they would have to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one month. The two convicts have also been restrained from initiating any legal proceedings against the complainants and their group of companies before any court, tribunal, authority or forum by the High Court order passed by a bench of Justices B Veerappa and KS Hemaleka.

Earlier, in February 2021, another bench of the Karnataka High Court had punished India Awake for Transparency with a fine of Rs 10 lakh for filing multiple frivolous complaints against Azim Premji and other Wipro senior management officials.

The order on January 14, 2022 asked the Registrar (Judicial) to prepare a warrant of commitment and detention in respect of the two advocates as contemplated under Rule 16(1) of the High Court of Karnataka (Contempt of Court Proceedings) Rules, 1981 and take further action against the Accused Nos. 2 and 3 to undergo punishment imposed.