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Sri Kaivalyapathi Vs Sri Obalesh — Contempt of Court | Karnataka HC (2026)

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Sri Kaivalyapathi v. Sri Obalesh

Karnataka HC6 Apr 2026CCC/687/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Keywords: civil contempt; Contempt of Courts Act, Sections 11 and 12; wilful disobedience of interim order dated 14.03.2025 in W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES); restraint on signing cheques of Karnakuppe Milk Production Co-operative Society Ltd.; complainant Kaivalyapathi (President of the Society); Accused No. 1 Obalesh, Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Tumkur Sub Division; Accused No. 2 R M Prasanna, Secretary/CEO of the Society; State of Karnataka (pro forma respondent); unconditional apology accepted; complaint closed; pending applications disposed; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha; order dated 06.04.2026; neutral citation NC: 2026:KHC:18647-DB.

What did the court decide?

No punishment imposed; the contempt complaint was closed after the Court accepted the accused's affidavit of unconditional apology, and all pending applications were disposed of.

Why is it important?

The Court accepted the affidavit of unconditional apology tendered by the accused. ¶3

What the court decided

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Outcome

No punishment imposed; the contempt complaint was closed after the Court accepted the accused's affidavit of unconditional apology, and all pending applications were disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused were guilty of wilful disobedience of the interim order dated 14.03.2025 passed in W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES), which restrained them from signing any cheques of the Society till the next date of hearing.

Court's answer

The Court accepted the affidavit of unconditional apology tendered by the accused.

Ratio / Principle

Upon acceptance of the unconditional apology, the contempt complaint was closed.

Key takeaways

All pending applications in the petition were also disposed of.ratio¶4

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Courts — civil contempt petition under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging wilful disobedience of an interim order dated 14.03.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES), whereby the accused (including the Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the complainant Society) were restrained from signing any cheques of the Society till the next date of hearing. When the petition came up for framing of charges, the accused tendered an affidavit of unconditional apology. The Division Bench (Vibhu Bakhru, Chief Justice, authoring, and C.M. Poonacha, J.) accepted the apology, closed the complaint, and disposed of all pending applications; no punishment was imposed.

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NC: 2026:KHC:18647-DB CCC No. 687 of 2025

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6^TH 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. 687 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

SRI KAIVALYAPATHI S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 76 YARS PRESIDENT OF KARNAKUPPE MILK PRODUCTION CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD KARNAKUPPE,HEBBUR HOBLI TQ AND DIST TUMAKURU 572101

…COMPLAINANT

Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

(BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR P PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI OBALESH

THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TUMKURU SUB DIVISION DIST TUMKUR 572101

SRI R M PRASANNA S/O MAHADEVAIAH AGED MAJOR SECRETARY / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KARNAKUPPE MILK PRODUCTION

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NC: 2026:KHC:18647-DB CCC No. 687 of 2025

HC-KAR

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD KARNAKUPPE HEBBUR HOBLI,TQ AND DIST TUMAKURU 572101

…ACCUSED

STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CO OPERATION DEPARMTENT VIKASSOUDHA BENGALURU 560001

...PROFORMA RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR A1 & R3 SRI. SHIVARAMU H C, ADVOCATE FOR A2)

THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO ISSUE NOTICE TO THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED WITH MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 14.03.2025, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, IN WP NO.7290/2025.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRAMING OF CHARGES, 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)

The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging

willful disobedience of the interim order dated 14.03.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition

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NC: 2026:KHC:18647-DB CCC No. 687 of 2025

HC-KAR

No.7290/2025 (CS-RES). In terms, of the said order, the accused

was restrained from signing any cheques of the Society till the next date of hearing. The said order has not been followed.

The accused has now tendered an affidavit of unconditional apology.

The same is accepted and the complaint is accordingly

closed.

All pending applications are also disposed of.

Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/(C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE

Vmb List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the accused were guilty of wilful disobedience of the interim order dated 14.03.2025 passed in W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES), which restrained them from signing any cheques of the Society till the next date of hearing.medium confidence¶front
The court held
The Court accepted the affidavit of unconditional apology tendered by the accused.ratio¶3

Cases cited

Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority

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WP NO.7290/2025Referred¶front

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT11 and 12¶front

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Interim order dated 14.03.2025 of the learned Single Judge in W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES), restraining the accused from signing any cheques of the Society till the next date of hearing; its alleged wilful disobedience is the subject-matter of this contempt petition (the order itself was not under challenge in this petition)¶1
Learned Single Judge, High Court of Karnataka (W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES)) · 14.03.2025
Prior proceeding
In W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES), the Single Judge passed an interim order dated 14.03.2025 restraining the accused from signing cheques of the Society; the complainant alleged this order was wilfully disobeyed.¶1
Prior proceeding
The civil contempt petition came up before the Division Bench for framing of charges, at which stage the order reproduced here was made.¶front

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Sri Kaivalyapathi s/o Nanjappa, aged about 76 years, President of Karnakuppe Milk Production Co-operative Society Ltd., Karnakuppe, Hebbur Hobli, Tq and Dist Tumakuru - 572101¶front
Chandrashekar P Patil
respondent
Sri Obalesh, The Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Tumkur Sub Division, Dist Tumkur - 572101 (Accused No. 1)¶front
S.H. Raghavendra
respondent
Sri R M Prasanna s/o Mahadevaiah, aged major, Secretary / Chief Executive Officer, Karnakuppe Milk Production Co-operative Society Ltd., Karnakuppe, Hebbur Hobli, Tq and Dist Tumakuru - 572101 (Accused No. 2)¶front
Shivaramu H C
respondent
State of Karnataka, rep. by Principal Secretary, Co-operation Department, Vikassoudha, Bengaluru - 560001 (Pro forma Respondent)¶front

Coram

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Vibhu Bakhruauthor¶front
C.M. Poonachamember¶front

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 6 Apr 2026 · April
Registered: 17 Jun 2025
Case no.: CCC/687/2025
CNR: KAHC010382002025
Topic: Contempt of Court
Bench: C.m. Poonacha
Disposal: DISPOSED
Case type: Civil Contempt Petition (CCC)

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Sri Kaivalyapathi v. Sri Obalesh, CCC/687/2025 (KA), decided on 6 April 2026.

The High Court of Karnataka publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Cases cited1

WP NO.7290/2025Referred¶front

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Statutes1

THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT11 and 12

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Procedural history3

Interim order dated 14.03.2025 of the learned Single Judge in W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES), restraining the accused from signing any cheques of the Society till the next date of hearing; its alleged wilful disobedience is the subject-matter of this contempt petition (the order itself was not under challenge in this petition)Learned Single Judge, High Court of Karnataka (W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES)) · 14.03.2025
In W.P. No. 7290/2025 (CS-RES), the Single Judge passed an interim order dated 14.03.2025 restraining the accused from signing cheques of the Society; the complainant alleged this order was wilfully disobeyed.
The civil contempt petition came up before the Division Bench for framing of charges, at which stage the order reproduced here was made.

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Bench / Coram

Vibhu Bakhru and C.M. Poonacha

Parties & counsel