- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9271-DB CCC No. 1210 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 1210 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. MVP ARADHYA, S/O. PANCHAKSHARAIAH M., AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, OCC. PRESIDENT, BAPUJI EDUCATION TRUST (R), HONNALLI, SAVALANGA ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 216. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI CHETAN JADHAV, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI S.R. UMASHANKAR, I.A.S., SECRETARY TO HOME DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SRI GK MITHUN KUMAR IPS, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 203. 3. SRI MANJUNATH, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9271-DB CCC No. 1210 of 2024 CEN CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 203. 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA SECRETARY TO HOME DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE ORDER/DIRECTION DATED 24.06.2024 IN W.P.NO.9782/2024 (GM-POLICE) PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AND PUNISH THE RESPONDENTS FOR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE, IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned Additional Government Advocate Mr. S.H. Raghavendra for the respondent-State stated with reference to the directions issued by learned Single Judge brought - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9271-DB CCC No. 1210 of 2024 under the contempt jurisdiction that, before the court of Principal Civil Judge (Sr. Dn) and CJM Court, Shivamogga, B-report is filed by the police dated 03.03.2025. Zerox copy of the report is taken on record. Learned advocate Mr. Chetan Jadhav for the complainant fairly submitted that nothing will survive in this petition in light of the above developments. He requested that the complainant-petitioner may be permitted to take recourse to the remedy available to him in accordance with law. Such course is kept open however, without expressing any opinion on merits in that regard. The contempt petition is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE DDU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 68