- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3405-DB CCC No. 235 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 235 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. NAGAVENI M N W/O. RENUKESH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDENT OF RANGANATHA BADAVANE, 6TH CROSS, GOPALA, WARD NO. 26, SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. KENDULI SHIDARAYA MAHADEVAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. KAVITHA YOGAPPANAVAR THE COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA MAHANAGARA PALIKE, SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. 2. SMT. S. C. GIRIJAMMA W/O. CHANDRA SHEKARAPPA. S, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O. RANGANATHA BADAVANE, 6TH CROSS, GOPALA, WARD NO. 26, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3405-DB CCC No. 235 of 2025 SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. SHOWRI H R.,ADVOCATE FOR A1 A2 IS SERVED AND REPRESENTED) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR THEIR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF THIS HONBLE COURT DATED 23.02.2024 PASSED IN WP NO.2062/2023 (LB-RES). 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 an order dated 23.02.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.2062/2023 (LB-RES). In terms of the said order, the accused were directed to consider the representations made by the complainant. 2. The accused have since passed orders accepting the allegation of unauthorized construction and have also issued - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3405-DB CCC No. 235 of 2025 orders for demolition of the same. We are unable to accept that there is any willful disobedience the order. 3. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31