- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45842-DB CCC No. 1080 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1080 OF 2025 BETWEEN: NAWAZ S/O MOHAMMED GOUSE, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O NAGAVALLI VILLAGE, TUMKUR-TQ AND DISTRICT-572101, SECRETARY, SRI KODI ANJANEYA SWAMY, MEENUGARIKE MATTU MEENUGARARA, KSHEMABHIVRUDHI SAHAKAR SANGHA LTD, NAGAVALLI VILLAGE, …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. HALLI SHANTAPPA BASAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: GOVINDARAJU S/O LATE DODDANARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45842-DB CCC No. 1080 of 2025 R/O RAMAMANDIRA MUKHYA RASTHE, SRIRAMANAGAR, TUMKUR-DISTRICT-572101, THE PRESIDENT, MEENU UTHAPADAKARA HAAGU MARATAGARARA, ABHIVRUDHI SAHAKAR SANGHA LTD, REGISTERED UNDER KARANATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, REGISTRATION ACT 1959. …ACCUSED (BY MR. NAGARAJ KRUPAKAR HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VINAYAKA B VISHNU BATTA, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED, AND PUNISH HIM FOR HAVING WILLFULLY AND INTENTIONALLY DISOBEYING THE ORDERS PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.18096/2025 DATED 29.07.2025. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45842-DB CCC No. 1080 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 29.7.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.18096/2025 (GM-RES), which reads as under: This Court discerns the understanding amongst the parties not to be precipitative. This statement is taken on record so that there is due adherence, and the office is directed to re-list this petition on 11.08.2025 at 2.30 pm. 2. The complainant states that the accused has violated the said order by carrying on certain fishing activities. 3. Learned counsel for the accused submits that it has not released any fish fingerlings in the lake in question and has merely removed certain fish that would possibly harm the fish fingerlings. He also submits that it is in conformity with the understanding amongst the parties. 4. This is contested by the learned counsel for the complainant. 5. It does appear that there is some ambiguity in the understanding of the parties. Therefore, we consider it apposite to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45842-DB CCC No. 1080 of 2025 close the present complaint with liberty to the parties to seek appropriate clarifications from the concerned Court since the writ petition is pending. We also clarify that if it is found that there is violation of the said order, the complainant would be at liberty to file afresh. SD/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33