IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.VIBHU BAKHRU CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C M POONACHA CCC NO.80/2025 BETWEEN: 1 . MR M LAKSHMAN S/O. LATE MALLESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT NO. 38, 5TH CROSS, ANJANEYANAGAR, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU-560 085. 2 . MR. K. PARTHASARATHY S/O. LATE B. T. KEMPANNA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT NO. 3394, VHBSCS 4TH PHASE, GIRINAGAR, HOSAKEREHALLI CROSS, BSK 3RD STAGE, BANGALORE-560 085. …COMPLAINANT/S (BY SRI./SMT : AJIT P B., ADVOCATE) AND 1 . MUNESHWARA SWAMY TEMPLE TRUST A REGISTERED TRUST, OFFICE AT NO. 105, 3RD CROSS, 1ST STAGE, ADDITIONAL GIRINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 085, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEE AND TREASURER, MR. B. BORALINGAIAH. CCC.NO.80/2025 2 2 . MR. K. MARIYAPPA S/O. LATE KUNNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 885, 8TH B CROSS, GIRINAGARA, 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560 085. 3 . MR. K. BOREGOWDA S/O. K. KASHIPATHI, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 29, 7TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, AVALAHALLI BDA EXTENSION, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BANGALORE-560 085. 4 . MR. K. SHANKAR S/O. K. KASHIPATHI, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 1616, 4TH F CROSS, AVALAHALLI 2ND MAIN, BANGALORE SOUTH, BANGALORE-560 026. 5 . MR. BORALINGAIAH S/O. BETTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 7/1, 16TH MAIN, 50 FEET ROAD, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, BANGALORE-560 026. 6 . MR. B. GANGADHARAN S/O. BETTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 7/1, 16TH MAIN, 50 FEET ROAD, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, BANGALORE-560 026. 7 . MR. K. PURUSHOTTAMA S/O. K. KASHIPATHI, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 531, 4TH MAIN, HOSAKEREHALLI CROSS, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE, BANGALORE-560 008. 8 . MR. KRISHNAMURTHY S/O. K. MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT GIRINAGARA, BANGALORE-560 026. CCC.NO.80/2025 3 9 . MR. NARAYANAPPA. V S/O. LATE VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 212/G, 2ND E CROSS, GIRINAGARA, BANASHANKARI, 3RD STAGE, BENGALURU-560 085. 10 . MR. CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O. SHANKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 26/41/1, 16TH MAIN, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, SRINAGAR, BANGALORE SOUTH, BANGALORE-560 026. 11 . MR. DHANANJAYA S/O. BORALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 7/1, 16TH MAIN, 50 FEET ROAD, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, BANGALORE-560 026. …ACCUSED THE CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND, BY THE COMPLAINANT UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W RULE 3 OF THE HGIH COURT OF KARNATAKA CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDING RULES, 1981 WHEREIN HE PRAYS THAT THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT BE PLEASED TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE CIVIL CONTEMPT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED NO.2 TO 11 BY RESTRAINING THE COMPLAINANTS FROM ENTERING THE TEMPLE PREMISES AND OBSTRUCTING THEM FROM PARTICIPATING IN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMING POOJA, IN DELIBERATE AND WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE INTERIM ORDER GRANTED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT DATED 20.06.2024 IN RFA NO.876/2024 WHICH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS AND IN VOGUE TILL DATE. THIS CCC IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER. CCC.NO.80/2025 4 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. Two weeks time is granted to cure the office objections. 2. Subject to office objections being cured, list on 03.12.2025. 3. In the event the office objections are not cured within the aforesaid period, the petition shall stand closed without any further orders. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M.POONACHA) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SMV COMPARED BY : SMV COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR