- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010687462025 NC: 2026:KHC:39864-DB CCC No. 1358 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1358 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. PUTTAMADAMMA T.NO.540 W/O LATE MUTHAIAH AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT ANJANEYA SWAMY TEMPLE ROAD AMBEDKAR NAGAR KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 2. SMT. VENKATAMMA T.NO.210 W/O S.V. VEERANNA ALIAS VEERANNA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS R/AT 2ND CROSS SREERAMPURA MYSORE ROAD KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 3. SMT. S. JAYAMMA T.NO.247 W/O LATE SHIVAMADU Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010687462025 NC: 2026:KHC:39864-DB CCC No. 1358 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/A NO.525, ANJENAYA SWAMY TEMPLE AMBEDKAR NAGARA KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 4. SMT. VENKATALAKSHMI T.NO.251 W/O LATE BEERAIAH ALIAS BEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS R/A GOLLARABEEDI KOTE KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 5. SMT. CHIKKAMMANNI T.NO.240 W/O LATE C. JAVARAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT SREERAMPURA STREET NO.9 NEAR GOPALAKRISHNA TENT KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 6. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O LATE SRI DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/A ANJENAYA SWAMY TEMPLE ROAD AMBEDKAR NAGARA KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 7. SMT. SAVITRAMMA W/O LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT 1ST MAIN ROAD MUNINIGAIAH BEEDI, MALAGALU KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010687462025 NC: 2026:KHC:39864-DB CCC No. 1358 of 2025 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT THE COMPLAINANT IS THE LEGAL HEIR OF THE RETIRED DECEASED EMPLOYEE SRI SHIVANNA, FITTER OF ERSTWHILE GOVERNMENT SILK FILATURE KANAKAPURA 8. SRI K.P. DEVARAJ URS S/O PUTTARAJE URS AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/A KALLAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT THE PETITIONER IS THE LEGAL HEIR OF THE RETIRED DECEASED EMPLOYEE SRI K. PUTTARAJE URS CHIEF SUPERVISOR OF ERSTWHILE GOVERNMENT SILK FILATURE KANAKAPURA 9. SRI NAGARAJU S/O BASAVEGOWDA T.NO.507, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/A NEAR GOPALAKRISHNA TENT KANAKAPURA TOWN - 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT THE COMPLAINANT IS THE LEGAL HEIR / SON OF THE RETIRED DECEASED EMPLOYEE SMT. DEVAMMA, TOKEN NO. 507 OF ERSTWHILE GOVERNMENT SILK FILATURE KANAKAPURA …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI/SMT. SHAMAB K.M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI RAMESHA H E., ADVOCATE) - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010687462025 NC: 2026:KHC:39864-DB CCC No. 1358 of 2025 AND: 1. SMT. SHMALA IQBAL THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA HORTICULTURE AND SERICULTURE DEPARTMENT 4TH FLOOR, 3RD GATE M.S. BUILDING DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SMT. VINOOTH PRIYA COMMISSIONER FOR SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECTOR OF SERICULTURE 5TH FLOOR, 1ST GATE, M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 3. SMT. ZEHERA NASEEM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KARNATAKA SILK INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ENTERPRISES) III AND IV FLOOR PUBLIC UTILITY BUILDING M.G.ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 4. SRI RAJIV KUMAR SINGH THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL IN KARNATAKA (A & E) PARK ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 …ACCUSED - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010687462025 NC: 2026:KHC:39864-DB CCC No. 1358 of 2025 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA HORTICULTURE & SERICULTURE DEPARTMENT …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., AGA FOR ACCUSED No.1 & 2 AND PRO FORMA RESPONDENT No.5) SRI T.P. MUTHANNA, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.3 & SRI N. AMARESH, ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.4 ) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.16852/2024 (S-RES) DATED 27.11.2024 (ANNEXURE-A) & ETC. 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 - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010687462025 NC: 2026:KHC:39864-DB CCC No. 1358 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainants have filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 27.11.2024 passed in Writ Petition No.16852/2024 (S-RES). 2. In terms of the said order, the Court had directed that the representations made by the complainants be disposed of within a period of eight weeks. 3. A compliance affidavit has been filed, inter alia, affirming that after verification of the records, the pensionary benefits have been released on various dates. 4. In view of the said affidavit, the complaint is, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14