- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10836-DB CCC No. 236 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 236 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MS. SUDHA KATWA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, ADVOCATE NO.703, A-BLOCK, JALAVAYU APARTMENTS, JALAHALLI BANGALORE-560013. PHONE 8861888892 EMAIL ID: SUDHA@LEXGROUP.IN …COMPLAINANT (BY MR. AKHIL BABU, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. UMAPATHI S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI. UMASHANKAR S R (I.A.S) ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME THE STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001 2. SMT. ANJALI DEVI THE DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTION AND Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10836-DB CCC No. 236 of 2025 GOVERNMENT LITIGATION DEPARTMENT 6TH FLOOR, KHB COMPLEX CAUVERY BHAVAN KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BANGALORE 560009 3. SRI. NARAYANASWAMY, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (SENIOR) PROSECUTION AND GOVERNMENT LITIGATION DEPARTMENT BANGALORE DIVISION, BANGALORE 560009 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND INTERNAL SECURITY ROOM NO.222, II FLOOR VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 01 …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B G, AGA FOR A1, A2 & A4 SRI. PRITHVEESH M K, ADVOCATE FOR A3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO INITIATED AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR COMMITTING THE CONTEMPT OF THIS COURT ORDER IN THE CASE OF W.P.NO.50869/2019 C/W 10732/2019 DATED 08.12.2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-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. POONACHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10836-DB CCC No. 236 of 2025 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 08.12.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition Nos.50869/2019 c/w 10732/2019. 2. The accused have filed a compliance affidavit. 3. We have perused the same. 4. In view of the above, we do not consider it apposite to initiate any proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 5. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10