- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2011-DB CCC No. 1408 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH 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. 1408 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRINIVASA V S/O LATE VENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/A H NO.14, 7TH CROSS BIKASIPURA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE- 560061. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. NAGENDRA NAIK R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FOREST ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY DEPARTMENT KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT ROOM NO.442, 4TH FLOOR GATE NO.12, MS BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. P.C RAI PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST WILDLIFE 4TH FLOOR ARANYA BHAVAN MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE - 560 003. Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2011-DB CCC No. 1408 of 2025 3. SANGOTI WALE SHIV SHANKAR CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST JARAKABANDE KAMMAGONDANAHALLI JALAHALLI, BENGALURU KARNATAKA - 560 015. 4. KAJOL AJIT PATIL DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST BANNERGHATTA NATIONAL PARK NEAR KOLIFARM GATE TOWARDS WEAVERS COLONY BANNERGHATTA MAIN ROAD KALERE BENGALURU - 560 083 …ACCUSED (BY SRI. S. H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 2(B) R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYS THAT TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF CURT PROCEEDINGS FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDER DATED 28.07.2025 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.32084/2024 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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) The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 28.07.2025 passed by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2011-DB CCC No. 1408 of 2025 learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.32084/2024 (GM-TEN). 2. The State authorities have preferred an appeal against the said order being Writ Appeal No.1801/2025 (GM-TEN) and the order, the disobedience of which is complained, has been stayed in the said proceedings. 3. In view of the above, the present complaint is closed with liberty to the complainant to file afresh at a later stage, if necessary. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 47