- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22138-DB CCC No. 1275 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1275 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SMILE ELECTRONICS LIMITED A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT: No.13, OLD MADRAS ROAD BHATTARAHALLI, KR PURAM, BENGALURU - 560 049 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MR. R. MOHAN. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI AKSHAYA B.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI JAYASHANKAR THE CHIEF ENGINEER (EAST) BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD CAUVERY BHAVAN KG ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009. …ACCUSED (BY MRS. SUMANGALA GURUDEV GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22138-DB CCC No. 1275 of 2024 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE ACT OF WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ACCUSED BY NOT COMPLYING WITH THE ORDER DATED 07.06.2024 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE COURT AND INITIATE CONTEMPT OF PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 07.06.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.13307/2024 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ACCORDINGLY PUNISH THE OFFICE OF THE ACCUSED FOR COMMITTING CONTEMPT OF THIS HONBLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO ,ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO ,ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) The learned counsel appearing for the respondent / Mr. Jayashankar, The Chief Engineer (East), Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, has handed over a Demand Draft drawn on Canara Bank bearing No.064974 dated 02.06.2025 for a sum of Rs.54,53,312/- in favour of the complainant / Smile Electronics - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22138-DB CCC No. 1275 of 2024 Limited, to contend the amount in the Demand Draft shall satisfy the compliance of the order dated 07.06.2024 in W.P.No.13307/2024. 2. This submission of the learned counsel for the respondent is also accepted by the learned counsel for the complainant, who has handed over the Demand Draft to Mr. Mohan, the Authorised Representative of the complainant Company (as identified by the counsel). 3. Learned counsel states that the petition be treated as closed. 4. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21