- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010196542026 NC: 2026:KHC:41897-DB CCC No. 339 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 339 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. DAYANANDA S/O. LATE B.N. THIMMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS NO. 207/2, RANJITHA FARMS BOMMASANDRA, ANEKAL TALUKU BENGALURU - 560 099 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI NAGARAJA K.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. RAVINDRA BELEYUR LIQUIDATOR OF M/S. BHARATH INFRA EXPORTS AND IMPORTS LTD. SHREEVATHSA, NO. 428 19TH B CROSS, 3RD BLOCK JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 011 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. PRAMILA NESARGI, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR MS. AKSHATHA SHARMA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010196542026 NC: 2026:KHC:41897-DB CCC No. 339 of 2026 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, READ WITH SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CIVIL CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE AND VIOLATION OF THE ORDER DATED 19.02.2026 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.15052/2025 AND 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 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 19.02.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.15052/2025 (GM-RES). The operative part of the said order reads as under: "The respondents must be at liberty to complete their pleadings, and the question for consideration today is should this Court in the light of the orders in the writ petition in WP No.15689/2024 stay the appointment of the third respondent as the Official Liquidator. This Court opines that when pleadings are yet to be completed, the third respondent must not bring the petitioner's assets to sale or be precipitative. It is - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010196542026 NC: 2026:KHC:41897-DB CCC No. 339 of 2026 ordered accordingly. However, this order will not preclude the third respondent from otherwise continuing as the Official Liquidator." 2. The accused was arrayed as respondent No.3 and issued a notice dated 04.03.2026 for setting out certain agenda items, including to take note of the updates regarding liquidation process, to make note of the liquidation expenses and to ratify the appointment of legal counsel. The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the complainant submits the said agenda Items constitutes willful disobedience of the interim order dated 19.02.2026, as it would constitute precipitated steps. She also submits that the accused cannot act as a liquidator as the same has been stayed pursuant to an order passed in under WP.No. 15689/2024. 3. We note that the said order is not on record. A plain reading of the order dated 19.02.2026 indicates that the accused was not precluded from continuing as an official liquidator. The agenda, prima facie, indicates the steps that a liquidator is required to take. In this view, we are unable to accept that any proceedings for willful - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010196542026 NC: 2026:KHC:41897-DB CCC No. 339 of 2026 disobedience of the order dated 19.02.2026 are required to be initiated under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 4. Insofar as the contention that the accused has violated the orders passed in WP.No.15689/2024 is concerned, we do not consider it necessary to examine the same in this proceedings. However, we clarify that in the event any other order passed by the court has been violated, the complainant is not precluded from initiating steps or availing remedies in accordance with law. The complaint is closed with the aforesaid observation. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12