Smt.Suvarna v. Sri.Pankaj Kumar Pandey I.A.S
Case brief
What is this about?
CCC No. 1640 of 2025, High Court of Karnataka (Bengaluru), decided 01.04.2026; bench Vibhu Bakhru, Chief Justice and C.M. Poonacha, Justice (order per Chief Justice). Contempt petition under Ss. 11 & 12 Contempt of Court Act, 1971 r/w Art. 215 Constitution of India by complainant Smt. Suvarna (w/o late Nagesh Kanashetty) against accused Pankaj Kumar Pandey I.A.S. (MD, KPTCL), Veerabhardappa (SE, GESCOM Bidar Circle), Gurushanth Warad (EE, GESCOM Humnabad Division) and Smt. Sujatha (EE, KPTCL Gulbarga) over alleged disobedience of orders dated 23.01.2025 in W.P.No.3587/2022(S-RES). Counsel Sri. Srinivasa K absent; no appearance also on 20.01.2026; complaint dismissed for non-prosecution. Keywords: civil contempt, non-prosecution, KPTCL, GESCOM, disobedience of writ orders.
What did the court decide?
Since none appeared for the complainant on the hearing date nor on the previous hearing (20.01.2026), the complaint is dismissed for non-prosecution.