- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50831-DB C.C.C. No.595/2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.595/2023 BETWEEN: MR. THULASI NAIK ALIAS JOHN S/O HOSARAM NAIK AGE 45 YEARS PASTOR AT GYPSY SHALOM CHURCH NO.52/58/23, SILK FARM POST CHOLAMARANAHALLY, LAMBANI THANDA CHANNAPATNA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562160. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VICTOR MANOHARAN S, ADV.,) AND: 1. MR. AVINASH MENON RAJENDRAN, IAS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, B M ROAD RAMANAGARA-562159. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. …. PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY, AGA) Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50831-DB C.C.C. No.595/2023 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE ORDER DATED 17.3.2023 PASSED IN WP NO.24252/2022 (GM-RES) BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AND ENSURE THAT THE ORDER IS COMPLIED AND/OR ACCUSED IS PUNISHED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, WITH COST AND COMPENSATION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. 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 VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50831-DB C.C.C. No.595/2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) Learned counsel for the complainant, after perusal of the compliance affidavit, submits that the authorities have issued endorsement dated 24.06.2024 after consideration of the representation and he may be permitted to challenge the said endorsement. In view of the said submission, the contempt proceedings are dropped with the liberty to the complainant to challenge the said endorsement in accordance with law. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR List No.: 3 Sl No.: 16