- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31629-DB CCC No. 415 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH 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. 415 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. B.N. ANANDA S/O K.C. NARASIMAIAH AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS 1971 (ELECTRICITY DIVISION) ASSOCIATION MEMBER NO. 30, VRISHABA ASTAGRAMA BADAVANE MAGADI ROAD CROSS BENGALURU - 560 079 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI A.V. AMARNATHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA VIDHANA VEEDI BENAGLURU - 560 001 (REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY) 2. SRI AJAY NAGABHUSHAN ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY THE DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31629-DB CCC No. 415 of 2025 3. SRI P. SHRIDHAR THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR / DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES SAHAKARA SOUDHA 4TH CIRCLE, 3RD MAIN ROAD 8TH CROSS, MARGOSA ROAD MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 003 4. SRI MANJUNATH CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER / ENQUIRY OFFICER OFFICE OF DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES 4TH CIRCLE, 3RD MAIN ROAD 8TH CROSS, MARGOSA ROAD MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 003 5. KALAIVANAN C SECRETARY ALUMINI ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY VISHVESHWARAYYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SILVER JUBILEE BUILDING POST OFFICE ROAD K.R. CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 560 001 REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT,1960 …ACCUSED (SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., AGA FOR ACCUSED No.1 TO 4, SRI JAYAKUMAR S. PATIL, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.5) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE CONTEMPT COMMITTED BY ACCUSED NO.5 AND WILFUL DISOBEYING THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.35692/2024 (GM-KSR) DATED 31.12.2024. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31629-DB CCC No. 415 of 2025 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 interim order dated 31.12.2024. By the said order emergent notice was issued to respondent No.5. (Alumni Association of University, Vishveshwarayya College of Engineering). The court had also directed that the operation of resolutions dated 07.12.2024 and 25.12.2024 be stayed till the next date of hearing. 2. Registry in its report states that the process fee was deposited by the complainant on 08.01.2025. However, the record indicates that the complainant had deposited the process fee earlier on 04.01.2025. Although the process fee was deposited earlier, it is apparent from the record that no notice had been served on respondent No.5 pursuant to the order dated 31.12.2024. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31629-DB CCC No. 415 of 2025 3. The learned Senior Counsel appearing for accused No.5 states that an affidavit is filed affirming that the accused had neither received a copy of the interim order nor any notice of any order having been passed on 31.12.2024. It is also unequivocally affirmed that the accused was not aware of the said order. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the complainant submits that accused No.5 ought to have been aware of the order inasmuch as accused No.5 had filed a caveat, and the writ petition was served electronically on 29.12.2024. He also points out that vakalatnama was filed on behalf of accused No.5 on 08.01.2025. 5. Whilst accused No.5 may have had the means to access the copy of the interim order, the fact is that the interim order was neither dispatched nor served upon the accused. There is nothing on record to indicate that he had knowledge of the said interim order. 6. Given the circumstances, we do not consider it apposite to initiate any proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 7. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31629-DB CCC No. 415 of 2025 8. It is clarified that this order will not preclude the complainant from seeking appropriate remedies in the pending writ petition. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7