M/S Vinir Engineering P Ltd. v. Mr. Devaraj N
CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 – Sections 11 and 12 – Civil contempt
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NC: 2026:KHC:19935-DB — CCC No. 621 of 2024 c/w CCC No. 1040 of 2024, High Court of Karnataka, decided 09.04.2026, Division Bench of Anu Sivaraman and Tara Vitasta Ganju, JJ. (judgment per Anu Sivaraman J.). M/s Vinir Engineering Pvt Ltd (complainant) v. Dr Mahesh M. (IAS), CEO & Executive Member KIADB, Devaraj N, Seetharama, C. Krishnamurthy, Prashanth Kumar and M/s Omkar Engineering and Fabrication (accused). Civil contempt under Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for alleged willful disobedience of orders dated 28.05.2024 (W.P.No.12697/2023 GM-CPC) and 01.07.2024 (W.P.No.17230/2024 GM-KIADB). KIADB compliance affidavit: spot inspections on 20.09.2025 and 19.11.2025 prevented by complainant; violation notices dated 25.09.2025 and 12.11.2025 to M/s Omkar (W.P. 34316/2025, interim stay) and notice dated 26.11.2025 to complainant (W.P. 661/2026, interim order 11.02.2026); writ petitions pending with stay orders. Contempt proceedings closed; notice to accused discharged; contentions left open. No precedents cited; no quantum involved.