- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10839-DB CCC No. 1043 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. 1043 OF 2025 BETWEEN: C G NAGARAJ SON OF LATE GURURAJ RAO AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O CHEELURU VILLAGE HONNALI TALUK-577230, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. P.N.HARISH, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: DAKSHAYANI P N MAJOR IN AGE SECRETARY, CHEELURU GRAMAPANCHAYATH CHEELURU VILLAGE, HONNALI TALUK-577230, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. JAGADEESWARA N R, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10839-DB CCC No. 1043 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO TAKE THE COGNIZANCE OF THE CONTEMPT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED IN NOT OBEYING THE DIRECTION CONTAINED IN THE ORDER DATED 12.07.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.12418/2018 (LB-RES) AND TRY THE ACCUSED FOR THE CONTEMPT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 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 the order dated 12.07.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.12418/2018 (LB-RES). 2. The accused has filed a memo enclosing therewith a katha endorsement issued pursuant to the representation made by the complainant. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10839-DB CCC No. 1043 of 2025 3. In view of the above, we do not consider it apposite to initiate any proceedings for willful disobedience of the order dated 12.07.2024. 4. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12