Sri.T.R.Sathyanarayana v. Sri. Gourava Gupta, IAS
CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 – Sections 11 and 12
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CCC No. 277 of 2024, filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; coram Anu Sivaraman and Vijaykumar A. Patil (oral judgment per Patil, J.); decided 06.11.2025. Complainant Sri T.R. Sathyanarayana (retired gangmen, Office of the BESCOM, Tiptur Division) alleged wilful disobedience of the direction dated 30.10.2023 in W.P. No.42359/2012 and prayed for initiation of contempt and punishment of accused Nos.1-4: Gourava Gupta, IAS (Principal Secretary, Department of Energy), Mahantesh Beelagi (MD (A and HR), KPTCL), Somashekara Gowda G (EE, BESCOM Tiptur) and Manohar T L (AEE, BESCOM Tiptur), with the State of Karnataka as pro forma respondent. Learned counsel for the accused submitted that the Single Judge's order is stayed in WA No.1563/2023; the court thereupon closed the contempt proceedings, granting liberty to file a fresh contempt petition after disposal of WA No.1563/2023, if need arise. No adjudication on the merits of the alleged disobedience; no quantum involved.