Karnataka High Court
CCC/472/2026 of SMT M SHOBHA Vs SRI VENKATESHKUMAR R on 7 August 2026
CNR: KAHC010275282026 NC: 2026:KHC:41875-DB CCC No. 472 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7 TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 472 OF 2026 BETWEEN:
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 472 OF 2026
BETWEEN:
1.
SMT. M SHOBHA
W/O. J. MUNNAGAPPA
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
R/AT NO. B-27A, GM PALYA
NEW THIPPASANDRA POST
BENGALURU - 560 075
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI MANJUNATH PRASAD H.N., ADVOCATE [ABSENT])
AND:
1.
SRI VENKATESH KUMAR R
EXCISE COMMISSIONER
OFFICE OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER
TTMCA BLOCK, BMTC BUILDING
2ND FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR
BENGALURU - 560 027
…ACCUSED
2.
STATE OF KARNATAKA
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
EXCISE DEPARTMENT
VIDHANA SOUDHA
BENGALURU - 560 001.
…PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT
(BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA FOR
PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT No.2 & ACCUSED No.1)
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signed by
SRIDEVI S
Location:
High Court
of Karnataka
HC-KAR
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE
CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO TAKE ACTION
AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR SHOWING WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE
TO THE ORDER DATED 10.03.2026 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE
COURT IN W.P.NO.24088/2025 (EXCISE).
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
and
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
1. None appears for the complainant.
2. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 10.03.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.24088/2025.
3. The learned counsel for the accused submits that an appeal was preferred against the said order (WA.No.1186/2026), which was allowed by an order dated 15.06.2026.
HC-KAR
4. In view of the above, the complaint does not survive. The same is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE
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