- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12398-DB CCC No. 1078 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. 1078 OF 2025 BETWEEN: REKHA WIFE OF LATE N.SUBRAMANYA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT NAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, UCHANGI POST, YESALUR HOBLI, SAKLESHPUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573137 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SHRIDHAR PRABHU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PANKAJ KUMAR PANDEY I A S PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR TO KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, (KPTCL), HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT CORPORATE OFFICE, KAVERI BHAVAN, BENGALURU-560001 Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12398-DB CCC No. 1078 of 2025 2. MUNIGOPAL RAJU MANAGING DIRECTOR CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION LIMITED, No. 29, 80 FT ROAD, VIJAYA NAGARA, 2ND STAGE, MYSURU-570 017 .... ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, 2ND FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY …PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ASHWINI N RAVINDRA, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND, ADVOCATE FOR A1 SMT. SHRIVIDYA ZIRALI, ADVOCATE FOR A2 SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO CONDUCT AN ENQUIRY AND INITIATE A CONTMEPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THEIR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDER DATED 04.08.2022 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA IN WP NO.1383/2020 (GM-KEB) (REKHA V KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED) PRODUCED AT 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12398-DB CCC No. 1078 of 2025 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 04.08.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No.1383/2020. The said order was upheld by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.A. No.861/2022. However, the Supreme Court stayed the said order in SLP (C) Diary No.25859/2025. 2. In view of the above, the compliant is closed with liberty to the complainant to revive the same subject to the outcome of the proceedings in the Supreme Court. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25