- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3407-DB CCC No. 976 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. 976 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RANGASWAMY R S/O LATE RANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/A NO 2347, PAMPAPATHI ROAD K.G. KOPPAL MYSORE 570009 …COMPLAINANT (BY MR. PURUSHOTHAMA P, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR P V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI K M MAHESH KUMAR THE THASILDHAR MYSORE TALUK, MYSORE 570009 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU 560001 REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY …ACCUSED (BY SRI.S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3407-DB CCC No. 976 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO TAKE SUITABLE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED BY INITIATING THE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR WILLFUL DIS-OBEDIENCE OF THE COURT ORDER DATED 30.10.2023 PASSED IN WP NO.23717/2023 (KLR-RR/SUR) BY THIS HONBLE COURT AT ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR, 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 30.10.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.23717/2023 (KLR-RR/SUR), whereby the said writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider the complainant's application/representation. 2. The accused have filed a compliance affidavit enclosing therewith an endorsement dated 14.10.2025. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3407-DB CCC No. 976 of 2025 3. It is apparent from a plain reading of the said endorsement that the request made by the complainant has been considered. 4. The complaint is accordingly, closed. However, this would not preclude the complainant from availing his remedies in respect of the endorsement, if any, in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38