- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44999-DB CCC No. 931 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH 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. 931 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI C CHOWDAIAH SINCE DECEASED REP BY HIS WIFE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE SMT GIRIJAMMA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/A THITTAMARANAHALLI MANGALAWARAPET CHANNAPATNA 562160 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 2. SRI PUTTAIAH SINCE DECEASED REP BY HIS WIFE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE SMT KENCHAMMA AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS R/AT NO 1276, THATTEKERE CHANNAPATNA 562112 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 3. SRI H KRISHNAMURTHY SINCE DECEASED BY HIS SON LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE SRI K MANJUNATH Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44999-DB CCC No. 931 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT No. 100 CHIKKAMALLURU CHANNAPATNA TALUK 577101 4. MR PHILOMINARAJ SINCE DECEASED REP BY HIS DAUGHTER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE SMT ANTHONY POULINE, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO E- 298, 3RD CROSS, JAYANTHI NAGAR, HORAMAVU BENGALURU SOUTH - 560016 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. RAMESH. H E, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT SHMALA IQBAL THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA HORTICULTURE AND SERICULTURE DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, 3RD GATE, M S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 2. SMT VINOOTH PRIYA COMMISSIONER FOR SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECTOR OF SERICULTURE, 5TH FLOOR, 1ST GATE, M S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 3. SMT ZEHERA NASEEM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44999-DB CCC No. 931 of 2025 KARNATAKA SILK INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LIMITED (GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ENTERPRISES) III AND IV FLOOR, PUBLIC UTILITY BUILDING M G ROAD, BENGALURU- 560001 4. SRI RAJIV KUMAR SINGH THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL IN KARNATAKA (A AND E) PARK ROAD BENGALURU - 560001 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE (SERICULTURE) MS BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA FOR A1, A2, A4 & A5 SRI. T.P. MUTHANNA, ADVOCATE FOR A3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO 4 AND PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.5475/2023 (S-RES) DATED 10.03.2023 (ANNEXURE-A). 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44999-DB CCC No. 931 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 10.3.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.5475/2023 (S-RES). 2. In terms of the said order, the accused was directed to consider the representations made by the complainants (Annexures-P to P3 in the writ petition) for granting pensionary and other retirement benefits. 3. Learned counsel for the accused submits that the said representations were examined and the Government has issued an order for grant of pension with some conditions in terms of an order dated 15.7.2024. The accused has also produced a communication dated 6.9.2025 forwarding the pension documents and service books to the Commissioner for Sericulture Development for processing the said benefits. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44999-DB CCC No. 931 of 2025 4. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed with liberty to the complainants to revive the same, if the process is not completed within a period of twelve weeks from date. 5. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48