- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22199-DB CCC No. 1586 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD 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. 1586 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. K G KULKARNI S/O LATE GOVINDARAO KULKARNI AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF LEGAL MEROLOGY (GRADE II) DAKSHINA KANNADA 2 CIRCLE SAMME TADKE, PUTTUR - 574 202 PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT NO.130 MITRA VISHAL PARK, VIDYA NAGAR NEAR CHETHAN COLLAGE HUBLI - 580 031 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SATISH K.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. PRASAD N V., I.A.S. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES CONSUMER AFFARIS AND LEAGAL METROLOGY VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SRI. M.S.N BABU, K.A.S. CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22199-DB CCC No. 1586 of 2025 NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 052 …ACCUSED 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND LEGAL METROLOGY VIKASA SOUDHA DR. B. R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REP. BY SECRETARY …PRO-FORMA PARTY (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS 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 HONBLE COURT IN W.P.NO.9037/2023(S-KSAT) DATED 14.07.2025 (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 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 14.07.2025, passed by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22199-DB CCC No. 1586 of 2025 co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.9037/2023 (S-KSAT) [impugned order]. 2. In terms of the said order, the accused were directed to re- assign the rankings of the complainant and another (Sri Gajendra V Edke) above Sri Manjunath and Sri Anil Kumar. 3. The learned Additional Government Advocate has filed compliance affidavit enclosing therewith a seniority list where the complainant and another are placed at Sl.No.55 and 57, which is above Sri Anil Kumar and Sri Manjunath, who are placed at Sl.No.61 and 63 respectively. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17