- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8931-DB CCC No. 1036 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH 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. 1036 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. K. SUNDARA BANGERA S/O SHESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT KALLAPU HOUSE BADAGULIPADY MALALI VILLAGE P.O. MALALI - 574 151 MANGALURU TALUK (DK) …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI M. SUDHAKAR PAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI T.M. SRINIVASA FATHERS NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO COMPLAINANT THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MARY HILL, MANGALURU - 575 008 (DK) …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8931-DB CCC No. 1036 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH HIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, FOR HIS DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE TO THE FINAL ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 18.04.2024 IN W.P. NO.10675/2024 (VIDE ANNEXURE-A) & ETC. 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) Since the order, disobedience of which is alleged, has been modified in W.A.No.428/2025, the complaint does not survive. The same is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4.1