- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6653-DB CCC No. 3 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 3 OF 2026 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 DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SHILPA SHARMA, IAS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BIDAR DISTRICT - 585 401 Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6653-DB CCC No. 3 of 2026 3. MOHAMMAD SHAKEEL THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BIDAR - 585 401 4. MAHESH PATIL, THE TAHSILDAR AURAD - 585 326 …ACCUSED (BY SRI MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 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 W.P.NO.32874/2025(GM-RES-PIL) DATED 21.11.2025 VIDE 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 04.11.2025, passed by this Court in W.P.No.32874/2025(GM-RES-PIL), whereby this Court - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6653-DB CCC No. 3 of 2026 had directed the accused to examine whether the condition of the temple is unsafe for the devotees. 2. We do not find that there is anything prima-facie to accept that the same has not been done. 3. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1