- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40547-DB CCC No. 266 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 266 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. G. S. RAVICHANDRA REDDY S/O. SOMASHEKHARAPPA AGE 55 YEARS R/O. AKKA MAHADEVI BADAVANE KEREKONDAPUR, RAMPURA POST MOLAKALMUR TALUKA CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 540. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI MAHESH R UPPIN ,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI T. VENKATESH, IAS., S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGE MAJOR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA - 577 401. 2. RANJITH BHANDARI, IPS., S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGE MAJOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE THURAVANUR ROAD, MANIYUR Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40547-DB CCC No. 266 of 2025 CHITRADURGA - 577 501 CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. 3. MAHESH HOSPETE S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE COMPLAINANT AGE MAJOR POLICE SUB INSPECTOR RAMPURA POLICE STATION RAMPURA CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 501 …ACCUSED 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NOS.1 TO 3 AND PUNISH THEM FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 20.12.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. NO.31525/2024 (GM-RES) MARKED AS ANNEXURE-B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40547-DB CCC No. 266 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The present complaint has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 20.12.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.31525/2024. 2. In terms of the said order, accused No.1 was directed to consider the complainant's application dated 29.06.2024 for issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC). It was further directed that accused No.1 would also consider the report submitted by nine other competent authorities granting NOC in favour of the complainant. 3. Concededly, the said directions are complied with albeit, after the present complaint has been filed. Accused No.1 had issued a NOC dated 12.05.2025. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40547-DB CCC No. 266 of 2025 4. In view of the above, no action for wilful disobedience of the order dated 20.12.2024 is required to be continued. It is also pointed out that the NOC issued has been kept in abeyance in view of certain other events and the order keeping the NOC in abeyance is subject matter of challenge in another petition being W.P.No.18147/2025 and a stay order has been obtained in the said petition. 5. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51