- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10838-DB CCC No. 1144 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1144 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, SOCIAL WORKER, R/O JANASEVA ASHRAMA, BHAVANI BIJALAGAON 585 443, KAMALANAGAR TALUK, BIDAR DISTRICT. MOBILE NO: 9901687999, AADHAAR NO: 6659 3322 2123, PAN NO: AERPV9730M, EMAIL: GURUNATHVADDE@GMAIL.COM. …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. SARASWATHI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. J.R. MOHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PROGRAMME MONITORING, PLANNING AND STATISTICS, M.S. BUILDINGS, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10838-DB CCC No. 1144 of 2025 DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. SRI NALINI ATUL, IAS., THE SECRETARY, KALYANA KARNATAKA REGION DEVELOPMENT BOARD, ABHIVRUDHI BHAVAN, OPP IVAN-E-SHAHI GUEST HOUSE, KALABURGI 585 102. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R1 SMT. ARATI P DODLA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY AND INTENTIONALLY DISOBEYED, DISRESPECTED AND FOR NOT HAVING IMPLEMENTED THE ORDER DATED 24.09.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.26743/2023 (GM-RES) AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10838-DB CCC No. 1144 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 24.09.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.26743/2023 (GM-RES). 2. The complainant had filed the said petition as a public interest litigation inter alia seeking that direction be issued to respondents to construct monuments in the memory of freedom fighters and martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Hyderabad-Karnataka region. Additionally, it was prayed that a Committee be set up for writing and publishing their history and biographies. 3. The petition was disposed of with an observation that the Secretary, Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board to consider the same. However, this Court had clarified that the petition was not entertained and was disposed of only with the observation. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10838-DB CCC No. 1144 of 2025 4. In view of the clear observation that the petition has not been entertained, we are unable to accept that any proceedings for willful disobedience of the orders are required to be initiated. 5. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21