- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25843-DB CCC No. 1483 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.1483 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MS. SAVITHA SEETHARAM D/O K.S. SEETHARAMU AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT NO.48, MATHRU SADHANAM, 10TH MAIN, 16TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560055. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI VIVEK, ADVOCATE FOR SRI A. ABHINAV RAMANAND, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. RAJIV VIJAYASARATHY RATNAM S/O R.K . VIJAYASARATHY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.1619, VAISHNAVI, 5TH B CROSS, BSK 1ST STAGE, II BLOCK, BANGALORE-560050. …ACCUSED (SRI RAJIV VIJAYASARATHY RATNAM, PARTY-IN-PERSON) Digitally signed by C K LATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25843-DB CCC No. 1483 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE INSTANT PETITION AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR CONTEMPT OF THE FINAL ORDER OF THIS COURT IN MFA NO.137/2015 C/W MFA NO.1536/2015 DATED 11.09.2020 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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA 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 11.09.2020 passed in MFA No. 1536/2015 connected with MFA No. 137/2015 [GW/WC]. The said order was modified by an order dated 24.03.2026, which is the subject matter of Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 14502- 14503/2026 and the Supreme Court has passed an order dated 04.05.2026 directing that the custody of the son of the party shall remain with the accused. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25843-DB CCC No. 1483 of 2025 2. In view of the above, the present contempt petition is closed, subject to the outcome of the proceedings before the Supreme Court. The complainant is at liberty to revive the present contempt petition. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE CKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10