- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1171-DB C.C.C. No.801/2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.801/2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. BAPURAM PURUSHOTHAM REDDY AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS S/O SRI. B.V.R. REDDY. 2. MRS. BAPURAM VISALAKSHI AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS W/O MR. B. PURUSHOTHAMA REDDY. BOTH ARE R/AT PLOT NO.279 MLA AND MPS COLONY ROAD NO.10C, JUBILEE HILLS HYDERABAD 500 033. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SMT. RUPA B. DEVARAJU AND SRI. GOPALA KRISHNA, ADVS., FOR SRI. SHARATH S. GOGI, ADV.,) AND: M.M. CHISHTY THE ASST. GENERAL MANAGER PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK CIRCLE SASTRA CENTRE BANGALORE EAST 1st FLOOR, RAHEJA TOWERS Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1171-DB C.C.C. No.801/2024 26-27 M G ROAD BANGALORE 560001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. SHETTY VIGNESH SHIVARAM, ADV.,) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF CIVIL CONTEMPT AGAINST THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER THE ACCUSED BANK FOR DISOBEYED BY NOT COMPLYING WITH THE DIRECTION AS ORDERED BY TH LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT, IN WP NO.9346/2022(GM-RES), DATED 10.05.2022 AND THE SAME HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE-B AND PUNISH THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF THE ACCUSED BANK, IN ACCORDANCE WIT LAW IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition has been filed alleging willful disobedience of the order of the learned Single Judge dated 10.05.2022 passed in W.P.No.9346/2022. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1171-DB C.C.C. No.801/2024 2. The respondent entered appearance, filed objections and also produced the entire order sheet of the proceedings before the learned Single Judge. 3. The order of the learned Single Judge dated 27.06.2023, indicates that the interim order granted earlier was extended only for a period of two weeks. The statement of objections filed indicates that the auction was conducted by the bank on 18.09.2023. The order dated 10.10.2023 of the learned Single Judge records the other events taken place between the parties. It is pointed out that the writ petition was later disposed of with liberty to approach the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) and they have already initiated the proceedings. 4. In view of the specific order dated 27.06.2023 of the learned Single Judge and considering that the auction took place after two weeks from the said date, we are of the view that there is no willful disobedience of the order of the learned Single Judge as alleged. The contempt - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1171-DB C.C.C. No.801/2024 petition is therefore devoid of merit and the same is dropped. Notice issued to the accused is discharged Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE ABK List No.: 3 Sl No.: 18