- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37600-DB CCC No. 872 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 872 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI. SRINATH KESHAV S/O LATE A.R KESHAV AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT NO 406, 1ST CROSS NEW DIAGONAL ROAD JAYANAGAR 3RD BLOCK BENGALURU-560 011 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. N. GOWTHAM RAGHUNATH, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. SARALA NAGARAJ RAO AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS W/O SRINATH KESHAV D/O NAGARAJ P RAO R/AT B-4, GREENWOOD APARTMENTS OPP PRISTINE PUBLIC SCHOOL 2ND MAIN, INDIRANAGAR 1ST STAGE, BENGALURU-560 008 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. PRATHIMA S.K, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37600-DB CCC No. 872 of 2023 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 10 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT AGAINST THE ACCUSED HEREIN FOR HER WILLFUL, DELIBERATE AND WANTON DISOBEDIENCE OF THE JOINT MEMO DATED 28.3.2018 IN MC NO.1979/2016 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE LEARNED 4TH ADDITIONAL FAMILY JUDGE AT BENGALURU AND PUNISH HER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side. 2. Both learned counsel submit that the parties have agreed to make an attempt to settle the dispute through mediation. 3. The learned counsel for the complainant submits that an appeal is pending against the order in - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37600-DB CCC No. 872 of 2023 M.C.No.1979/2016 and that this Contempt of Court Case may be kept pending till the appeal is decided. However, in the nature of the dispute between the parties and in view of the fact that the parties are attempting a settlement of all the disputes inter se, the Contempt of Court Case is closed. All contentions are left open to be decided in the pending appeal or in other appropriate proceedings. SD/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 3 Sl No.: 40