- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10835-DB CCC No. 179 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. 179 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. C N PRAKASH S/O NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS. WORKING AS TYPIST CENTRAL OFFICE, MYSURU MINERALS LIMITED, TTMC BUILDING, 'A' BLOCK 5TH FLOOR, BMTC, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU-560027. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. N B NIJALINGAPPA, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. SMT. SHALINI RAJANEESH CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10835-DB CCC No. 179 of 2025 DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560001 …ACCUSED (BY SRI.S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR A1 & A2 SRI. SAJI P JOHN, ADVOCATE FOR A3 & A4) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE CONTEMNOR/ ACCUSED NO.1 FOR WILLFULLY AND DELIBERATELY DISOBEYING THE DIRECTION OF THIS HONBLE COURT VIDE JUDGMENT DATED 20.11.2024 PASSED IN W.P.NO.9914/2019. 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the complainant. 2. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 20.11.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.9914/2019 (S- RES). In terms of the said order, the Chief Secretary was required to take a lead in the matter and to ensure that the inter- - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10835-DB CCC No. 179 of 2025 departmental issues are sorted out for a considered decision on the representation made by the complainant. 3. The accused have filed an affidavit of compliance enclosing therewith the government decision on the said representation. 4. In view of the above, we do not consider it apposite to initiate any proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 5. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9