- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12264-DB CCC No. 845 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH 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. 845 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. K T NARAYANASWAMY S/O LATE THAMANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RETIRED AS FARM LABOUR (D-GROUP) DEPART OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION,CAS, UAS, G.K.V.K BENGALURU-560 065. NOW R/AT KANUVANA GHATTA DIDAGA POST, CHANNARYAPATNA HASSAN-573 141. 2. SRI. ANANTHA S/O MUDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RETIRED AS FARM LABOURER FARM OFFICE, ZARS UAS, GKVK, BENGALURU-560 065. NOW R/AT NO.187, 1ST MAIN ROAD NEAR ASHWATHKATTE, HEBBAL, BENGALURU-560 024. Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12264-DB CCC No. 845 of 2025 3. SRI. H S NAGARAJU S/O LATE SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RETIRED AS FARM LABOURER UG BOYS HOSTEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES G.K.V.K, BENGALURU-560 065 NOW R/AT S.I HONNALAGERE C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK MANDYA-571 422. …COMPLAINANTS (BY MS. ANUSHA POOJARY, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VEENA T.N, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. DR. K C NARAYANASWAMY THE REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES UAS, G.K.V.K BENGALURU-560 065. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. HARSHA Y, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SACHIN B S, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYS THAT TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY AND WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12264-DB CCC No. 845 of 2025 NO.10632/2021 C/W W.P.NO.4553/2022, W.P. NO.27469/2023 AND W.P.NO.27478/2023 (S-RES) DATED 07.03.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE - A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW BY ALLOWING THIS CONTEMPT PETITION WITH EXEMPLARY COSTS. 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. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 07.03.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.27469/2023 and other connected matters. 2. The said order was the subject matter of the appeals which were disposed of by an Order dated 16.12.2025. The appellants in the writ appeals were granted liberty to reopen the CCC - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12264-DB CCC No. 845 of 2025 No.646/2024 if the directions were not complied within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the order. 3. In view of the above, the complaint is closed while reserving the right of the complainant to revive the complaint in terms of the order dated 16.12.2025. 4. All pending applications are also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb /List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22