- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18647-DB CCC No. 687 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 687 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI KAIVALYAPATHI S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YARS PRESIDENT OF KARNAKUPPE MILK PRODUCTION CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD KARNAKUPPE,HEBBUR HOBLI TQ AND DIST TUMAKURU 572101 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR P PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI OBALESH THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TUMKURU SUB DIVISION DIST TUMKUR 572101 2. SRI R M PRASANNA S/O MAHADEVAIAH AGED MAJOR SECRETARY / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KARNAKUPPE MILK PRODUCTION Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18647-DB CCC No. 687 of 2025 CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD KARNAKUPPE HEBBUR HOBLI,TQ AND DIST TUMAKURU 572101 …ACCUSED 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CO OPERATION DEPARMTENT VIKASSOUDHA BENGALURU 560001 ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR A1 & R3 SRI. SHIVARAMU H C, ADVOCATE FOR A2) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED WITH MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 14.03.2025, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, IN WP NO.7290/2025. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRAMING OF CHARGES, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: 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. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the interim order dated 14.03.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18647-DB CCC No. 687 of 2025 No.7290/2025 (CS-RES). In terms, of the said order, the accused was restrained from signing any cheques of the Society till the next date of hearing. The said order has not been followed. 2. The accused has now tendered an affidavit of unconditional apology. 3. The same is accepted and the complaint is accordingly closed. 4. All pending applications are also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6