Civil contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of an interim order suspending mining within 20 km of the KRS Dam. The State's affidavit stated the photographed mine lies beyond 20 km and no prohibited mining was occurring; the court closed the complaint.
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HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 33 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI. KIRAN N., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka
SRI MANCHAMMADEVI STONE
CRUSHER AND M-SAND ELECHAKANAHALLI KOTHATHI HOBLI MANDYA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 402
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MANDYA - 571 434
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...ACCUSED
…PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. SUNIL S.RAO., ADVOCATE FOR SRI T. SESHAGIRI RAO., ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED No.1, SRI K.S.HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR A2 TO A9 & THE PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO SECURE THE PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED, TAKE COGNIZANCE AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR VIOLATING THE INTERIM ORDERS DATED 08.01.2024 PASSED BY THIS HONBLE HIGH COURT IN W.P.NO.19835/2023 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR THE CONTEMPT OF INTERIM ORDER OF THIS HONBLE HIGH COURT.
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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
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Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE
KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7
1 issue framed by the court
Whether mining activities using explosives were being carried on within 20 km of the KRS Dam in violation of the Court's interim order dated 08.01.2024.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Madhu Y C
Y B Ashokgowda Patel
Dr. Kumar
Mallikarjuna Balahandi
Srinivas K.R
Pushpa T.B.
Vibhu Bakhru
K.S. Hemalekha
As recorded by the court registry
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