- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9778-DB CCC No. 1046 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1046 OF 2022 BETWEEN: M/S YOJAKA INDIA PVT LTD., A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER INDIAN COMPANIES ACT HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT D NO.3- 2B/43, 2ND FLOOR, ABCO TRADE CENTER, NH17, KOTTARA CHOWKI, MANGALURU – 575006, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, SRI JAGADISH BOLOOR. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI VENUGOPAL M S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. RAMACHARYA VCO DATED 07.08.2024 ACCUSED NO.1 IS DELETED. 2. SRINIVASAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PORTS AND FISHERIES DIVISION, SHYAMILI BUILDING, UDUPI - 5761 01. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001. Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9778-DB CCC No. 1046 of 2022 4. MR. DINESH KUMAR KALLER, DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, DIRECTORATE F FISHERIES, 3RD FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK, VISHWESHWARAIAH TOWER, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560001. …ACCUSED (V/O/DT: 7/8/2024 A1 – DELETED BY SRI SMT NAMITHA MAHESH B G, AGA FOR A3 & A4/R3 & R4, SRI ASHOK N NAYAK, ADVOCATE FOR R2/A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO PASS AN ORDER CONVICTING THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING COMMITTED CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.1430/2021 (GM-TEN) AND WP NO.1438/2021, WP NO.7373/2021, WP NO.7374/2021, WP NO.7375/2021 AND WP NO.7395/2021 DATED 17.9.2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRAMING OF CHARGE THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9778-DB CCC No. 1046 of 2022 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR) This contempt petition is filed by the complainant against the accused for willful disobedience of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.1430/2021 (GM-TEN) and connected matters dated 17.09.2021 vide Annexure-A. 2. Learned counsels Sri Venugopal M.S for the complainant and Sri Ashok N.Nayak for accused No.2 are present. Learned AGA Smt Namitha Mahesh B.G for accused Nos.3 and 4 is also present. 3. Learned AGA submits that review petition in R.P.No.204/2023 has been filed and order dated 17.09.2021 passed in WP.No.1430/2021 has been stayed. 4. Keeping in view the submission made by the learned AGA, this contempt proceeding does not survive for consideration to take action against the accused. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9778-DB CCC No. 1046 of 2022 Accordingly, the present contempt petition is hereby dropped. 5. Keeping in view the submission made by the learned counsel for the complainant, liberty is granted as sought for, in accordance with law. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE RJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33