- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40551-DB CCC No. 403 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. 403 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. A.C. SHIVALINGE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT 962, 24TH MAIN ROAD 39TH CROSS ROAD 4TH 'T' BLOCK JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 041. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI RAVINDRA GAJANAN KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI YESHWANTH V GURUKAR, IAS AGED MAJOR, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT OFFICE COMPLEX B. M. ROAD Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40551-DB CCC No. 403 of 2025 RAMANAGAR RAMANAGAR DISTRICT - 562 159. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU BENGALURU - 560 001. …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED No.1 FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE DIRECTIONS OF THIS HON'BLE COURT VIDE ITS JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 30.08.2024 IN W.P. NO.22410/2024 (KLR-RES) PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A & ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40551-DB CCC No. 403 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. The complainant has filed the present petition alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 30.08.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.22410/2024 (KLR-RES). 2. The operative part of the said order reads as under: "i. The writ petition is allowed; ii. The impugned show cause notice dated 08.08.2024, issued by respondent No.5 is hereby quashed; iii. Respondent No.2/Deputy Commissioner shall hold an enquiry against respondents No.4 and 5 and report compliance to the Registrar of this Court within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40551-DB CCC No. 403 of 2025 3. The learned counsel for the accused has handed over the compliance affidavit indicating that an enquiry as directed was conducted and the findings have been communicated. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54