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2026 DAILYLAW 15788 (KAR)

SOUTH WEST HYDRO POWER PRIVATE LIMITED v. SRI RAVINDRA KARILINGANNAVAR KAS.,

CCC/722/2025 · 2026-02-23

C M Poonacha

Contempt Petitionbody2026

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11091-DB CCC No. 722 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD 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. 722 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SOUTH WEST HYDRO POWER PRIVATE LIMITED A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY INCORPORATED AND REGISTERED UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1956 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT UNIT NO. 4806 8TH FLOOR HIGH POINT-4 BASAVESWARA CIRCLE BENGALURU 560001 ALSO HAS ON OFFICE AT NO. 404 SHRI NILAYA ENCLAVE AMEERPET HYDERABAD 500073 (REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR) MR. LEBURU PRABHAKAR REDDY …COMPLAINANT (BY MS. AISVARYA CHANDRAN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHRIDHAR PRABHU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RAVINDRA KARILINGANNAVAR KAS., PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GULBARGA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY (GESCOM) HAVING ITS REGISTERED Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11091-DB CCC No. 722 of 2025 OFFICE AT STATION ROAD., REVANSIDDESHWAR COLONY KHUBA PLOT BRHAMPUR KALABURAGI 585 102 EMIAL.ID.MD@GESCOM.IN 2. SRI. PANKAJ KUMAR PANDEY IAS., PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (KPTCL) HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT CORPORATE OFFICE KAVERI BHAVAN BENGALURU 560009 3. SRI. JAMES PHILIP PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ELECTRICITY) STATE LOAD DISPATH CENTRE (SLDC) MANAGED BY KPTCL HAVING ITS OFFICE AT RACECOURSE CROSS ROAD ANAND RAO CIRCLE BENGALURU 560009 EMAIL. CEELDCKPTCL@YAHOO.COM 4. SRI.DR. SHIVA SHANKARA N IAS., PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD. (BESCOM) HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT CORPORATE OFFICE K R CIRCLE BENGALURU 560001 EMAIL.MD@BESCOM.CO.IN …ACCUSED (BY SRI. SHAHBAAZ HUSAIN, ADVOCATE FOR A1 TO A4) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 R/E SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INSTITUTE AN ENQUIRY AND INITIATE A CONTEMPT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11091-DB CCC No. 722 of 2025 PROCEEDING AGAINST THE ACCUSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 FOR THEIR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS DATED 15.04.2024 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN W.P.NO.21755/2023 (GM-KEB) (SOUTH WEST HYDRO POWER PRIVATE LIMITED V. KARNATAKA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND OTHERS) AS PRODUCES HEREIN AS ANNEXURE - A. 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. Learned counsel for the complainant submits that the order, the disobedience of which is alleged, has been complied with and the complaint be closed. 2. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36