- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21870-DB CCC No. 1426 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1426 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SOCIAL WORKER R/O JANASEVA ASHRAMA BHAVANI BIJALAGAON - 585 443 KAMALNAGAR TALUK BIDAR DISTRICT …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. SARASWATHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL TO GOVERNMENT MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SHILPA SAHRMA, IAS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BIDAR DISTRICT - 585 401 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21870-DB CCC No. 1426 of 2025 3. ISAQ AHMED KHURESHI THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BIDAR - 585 401 4. K.C. SATISH THE CHIEF ENGINEER MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT KEERTHINAGAR AND GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARMTENT VIJAYAPURA - 576 109 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING DELIBERATELY AND INTENTIONALLY DIS-OBEYED AND DIS- RESPECTED THE DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.11231/2024 (GM-RES) DATED 10.06.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA 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 10.06.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.11231/2024 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21870-DB CCC No. 1426 of 2025 (GM-RES). In terms of the said order, the accused were directed to consider the complainant's representation dated 13.03.2024. 2. Accused No.3 has filed a compliance affidavit which indicates that the representation has been considered and certain action has already been initiated. 3. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19