- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40137-DB CCC No.685/2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.685/2024 BETWEEN: K.C. UMESH S/O LATE G.V. CHINNASOMAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.1011 BSK 6TH STAGE, 1ST BLOCK BENGALURU 560098. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. ASWATHANARAYANA NAIK N, ADV.,) AND: 1. SRI. GOURAV GUPTA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ENERGY DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA II FLOOR BENGALURU 560001. 2. SRI. GOURAV GUPTA MANAGING DIRECTOR, I/C KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LTD SHAKTHI BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE 560001. 3. SRI. RAJASHEKAR CHIEF ENGINEER (CIVIL-KALI) Digitally signed by RUPA V Location: High Court of karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40137-DB CCC No.685/2024 KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LTD., GANESH GUDI, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT - 581365. 4. GOVT. OF KARNATAKA ENERGY DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001 REPRESENTED BY ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. PRAMOD NAIR, SR. ADV., FOR SRI. PRADYUMNA L. NARASIMHA, ADV., FOR A1 & A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PETITION AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1, 2, 3 AND 4 FOR INTENTIONALLY DISOBEY THE ORDER DATED 06.12.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT, SINGLE BENCH IN WP NO.2791/2023 (S- RES) IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40137-DB CCC No.685/2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 06.12.2023 passed in W.P.No.2791/2023 by the learned Single Judge. 2. In view of stay of operation and execution of the order dated 06.12.2023 passed in W.P.No.2791/2023 in W.A.No.69/2024, the present contempt petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the contempt proceedings are dropped with the liberty to the complainant to file the petition after disposal of the appeal, if need arises. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0