- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3925-DB CCC No. 766 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 766 OF 2025 BETWEEN: CAPT. SANTOSH KUMAR C, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O M. LATE CHANDRA REDDY, R/AT NO. 126, ANEKAL ROAD, CHANDAPURA CIRCLE, BENGALURU- 560 081. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI CHAKKI SIDDAVEER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. SHALINI RAJNEESH, IAS, CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, ROOM NO. 320, 3RD FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. SATHYAVATHI G, IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (DPAR), VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560 001. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI S H RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) Digitally signed by NAGARATHNA TEKAL SUBBARAO Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3925-DB CCC No. 766 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO INSTITUTE AN ENQUIRY N AND INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AGAINST THE 1ST AND 2ND ACCUSED FOR THEIR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTIONS PASSED BY THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP NO.24455/2023 DATED 21.04.2025 PRODUCED HEREIN AS ANENXURE-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 JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 21.04.2025 passed by this Court in WP.No.24455/2023 (S-KSAT). 2. Learned counsel for the accused submits that the Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.65873/2025 is filed against the said order and by an order dated 05.12.2025, the Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the order of disobedience of which is alleged. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3925-DB CCC No. 766 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the complaint is closed, with liberty to the complainant to revive the same or file afresh, subject to the outcome of the proceedings before the Supreme Court. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24