- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32345-DB CCC No. 591 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 591 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. A.S. MAHESHA S/O LATE M B SONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT AMBIGARAHALLI VILLAGE AKKIHEBBALU HOBLI K.R. PET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 426 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI G.K. BHAT, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI SUNILKUMAR VISHWANATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. T. NAGASHAYANA DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND EXCISE Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32345-DB CCC No. 591 of 2025 VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRATHIMA HONNAPURA, AAG) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE, SECURE THE APPEARANCE OF ACCUSED AND PUNISH THEM FOR COMMITTING CONTEMPT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT BY WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTIONS MADE IN W.P. NO.30789/2024 DATED 10.01.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU ,CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU,CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 10.01.2025 passed in Writ Petition No.30789/2024 (EXCISE). 2. In view of the order dated 20.08.2025 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.585/2025: NC:2025:KHC:32346-DB setting aside - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32345-DB CCC No. 591 of 2025 the order, the disobedience of which is alleged, the present contempt petition is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1