- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45821-DB CCC No. 41 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. 41 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. A N PADMA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS D/O NAGABHUSHANA BHARATHI STREET SRINGERI - 577 139 CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI YADUNANDAN N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MS BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SMT. SARASWATHI CHIEF OFFICER THE PATTANA PANCHAYAT SRINGERI - 577 139, CHIKKMANGALURU DISTRICT Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45821-DB CCC No. 41 of 2025 3. SMT. MEENA NAGARAJ THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKMANGALURU DISTRICT - 575102 4. SMT. GOWRAMMA TAHASILDAR AND TALUK MAGISTRATE KOPPA TALUK, KOPPA - 577 126 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 5. SRI YATHISH GOPAL CONTROL OFFICER THE KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD REGIONAL OFFICE 3RD CROSS, 4TH PHASE KALYANAGARA, CDA LAYOUT JYOTHINAGAR POST CHIKAMAGALURU - 577 102 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA FOR ACCUSED No.1,3 & 4, SRI GIREESHA KODGI, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.2 & SRI MAHESH CHOWDHARY, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.5) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT , 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR GROSS AND WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 25.04.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.57540/2024 (LB-RES). - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45821-DB CCC No. 41 of 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the complainant. 2. Accused No.2 has filed its statement of objections, inter alia, stating that the order dated 25.04.2024 passed in W.P.No.57540/2014 (the disobedience of which is alleged) was duly complied with. 3. In terms of the said order, the accused were directed to ensure that respondent No.2 in the writ petition does not carry out any activities without obtaining necessary consent for establishment and consent for operation. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45821-DB CCC No. 41 of 2025 4. The learned counsel for accused No.5 has filed a memo stating that respondent No.2 in writ petition had obtained the consent for operation on 31.07.2024. 5. In view of the above, the contempt petition is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14