- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7778-DB CCC No. 1504 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH 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. 1504 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT S G SAVITHA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, D/O DR S.V. GOVINDAPPA, COMMERCIAL TAXES (APPEALS) -2, WORKING AS JOINT COMMISSIONER, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. VEENA.J. KAMATH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRAKASH D C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RITESH KUMAR SINGH, IAS THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, (EARLIER ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY) DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 2. SRI. VIPUL BANSAL, IAS COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES (K), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAX, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560009 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS FINANCE SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7778-DB CCC No. 1504 of 2025 BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W , SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR GROSS DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 03.04.2025 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WA NO.462/2025 (S-RES). 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 seeks to withdraw the present complaint. 2. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46