B.R.Anil Kumar v. Smt.Rashmi Mahesh, IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru (DB: CJ Vibhu Bakhru & J. C.M. Poonacha), oral order per the Chief Justice, dated 26.03.2026; CCC/Civil Contempt Petition No. 1355 of 2025; filed under Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Court Act; alleged willful disobedience of order dated 04.04.2025 in WP No.5432/2025 (GM-RES); compliance reported by complainant's counsel (Srikanth N.V.) at orders stage; complaint closed, no punishment imposed; accused: Smt. Rashmi Maesh, IAS (Principal Secretary, Education Department), Dr Triloka Chandra, IAS (Commissioner, Primary and Secondary Education), Sri Gangappa Gowda (State Secretary, Bharath Scouts and Guides); State of Karnataka pro forma respondent (AGA S.H. Raghavendra for R1, 2 and 4; Patil Kalyanrao Shanker Rao for R3).
What did the court decide?
None; the contempt complaint was closed after the complainant's counsel stated that the underlying order had been complied with.