Civil contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 28.04.2025 in W.P.No.18058/2023 (S-KSAT). The State informed the court that a special leave petition against that order was pending before the Supreme Court; the contempt complaint was closed with liberty to revive it after the Supreme Court proceedings.
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NC: 2026:KHC:18958-DB CCC No. 1148 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1148 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka
KUNDAPUR TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT
…COMPLAINANTS
(BY SRI ARAVIND H., ADVOCATE)
AND:
NC: 2026:KHC:18958-DB CCC No. 1148 of 2025
HC-KAR
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU- 560 001
KUNDAPUR, UDUPI DIST - 576 201
…ACCUSED
…PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
(BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH HIM FOR THIS WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE TO THE ORDER DATED 28.04.2025 W.P.NO.18058/2023 (ANNEXURE-A), THEREBY CAUSE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN
NC: 2026:KHC:18958-DB CCC No. 1148 of 2025
HC-KAR
ITS TRUE SPIRIT AND THUS UPHOLD THE DIGNITY AND MAJESTY OF LAW AND PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS ALLOWING THE COMPLAINANTS TO DISCHARGE THEIR DUTIES IN TERMS OF THE ORDER, WITH COSTS OF THESE PROCEEDINGS.
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)
Sd/-
(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri Mahabaleshwar S/o Subraya
Sri Mathias Carvallo S/o Joseph Carvallo
Sri Manoj Kumar, Principal Secretary, Government of Karnataka
Smt. Meenakshi Negi, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Sri Dr. V. Karikalan, Conservator of Forests
Sri Ganapathi K, Deputy Conservator of Forests
Vibhu Bakhru
C.M. Poonacha
As recorded by the court registry
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