Karnataka High Court
CCC/798/2025 of L SHIVAMURTY Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 29 July 2026
CNR: KAHC010421222025 NC: 2026:KHC:39375-DB CCC No. 798 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29 TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 798 OF 2025 BETWEEN:
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 798 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
1.
L SHIVAMURTY
S/O SRI LAKSHMINARASAIAH
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
WORKING AS SENIOR FOOD SAFETY OFFICER
OFFICE OF THE DESIGNATED OFFICER
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARD DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
BRUHATH BENGAURU
MAHANAGARA PALIKE
EAST ZONE
BENGALURU - 01
…COMPLAINANT
(BY SRI VISHWA M.H., ADVOCATE FOR
SRI SUBRAHMANYA BHAT M., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES
BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
NO.105, 1ST FLOOR
VIKAS SOUDHA
BANGALORE - 01
…PRO FORMA RESPONDENT
Digitally
signed by K
P SWETHA
Location:
High Court
of Karnataka
HC-KAR
2.
SRI V. SHIVEGOWDA
DESIGNATED OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SAFETY
AND STANDARDS DEPARTMENT
BBMP EAST ZONE
BENGALURU - 01
…ACCUSED
(BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., AGA FOR
PRO FORMA RESPONDENT No.1 & ACCUSED No.2)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE
CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT
PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST
THE
ACCUSED
FOR
HAVING
DELIBERATELY DISSOLVED AND FLOUTED THE ORDER DATED
06.03.2023
PASSED
BY
THIS
HON'BLE
COURT
IN
W.P.
NO.10050/2021 (ANNEXURE-B) AND ETC.
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. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the accused has filed a memo enclosing an affidavit of compliance.
HC-KAR
2. The learned counsel for the complainant also prays that in view of the affidavit of compliance, the complaint may be closed with liberty to the complainant to agitate his grievance with regard to proper pay scale.
3. In view of the above, the complaint is closed. We clarify that this order would not preclude the complainant from availing any substantive remedies, in regard to his grievance if any, in accordance with law.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE
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