- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3736-DB CCC No. 200092 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K S HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 200092 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MALLIKARJUN S/O. LATE NARASIMHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS OCC. PRIVATE WORK, R/O. GURUMITKAL TOWN, TQ. GURUMITKAL, DIST. YADGIR. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. SATHISH KUMAR D. GADKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. SUSHEELA B THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER YADGIRI, DIST: YADGIRI-585201. 2. DR. HAMPANNA SAJJAN THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER YADGIRI, DIST. YADGIRI-585201. …ACCUSED Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3736-DB CCC No. 200092 of 2025 3. THE PRL. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-01. …PROFORMA PARTY (BY SRI. SHIVAKUMAR TENGLI, AGA FOR R3; R1 & R2 ARE SERVERD) THIS CCC IS FILED U/SEC. 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I) INITIATE CONTEMPT PETITION AGAINST ACCUSED AND PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT COMMITTED BY THEM INSPITE OF SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.202987/2024 DATED 07-11-2024 AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDER, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE BY UPHOLDING THE LAWFUL ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT. II) PUNISH THE ACCUSED BY IMPOSING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY AND SENTENCE FOR VIOLATING THE ORDER OF THE HON’BLE COURT III) PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K S HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) Petitioner/complainant has sought to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondents, alleging disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P No.202987/2021 dated 07.11.2024. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3736-DB CCC No. 200092 of 2025 2. The above noted writ petition was disposed of by this Court directing the respondents to consider the representation dated 23.09.2024 (Annexure-F) submitted by the petitioner and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 3. The learned AGA has filed an affidavit of respondent No.2, working as Assistant Commissioner, Yadgir, wherein, it is stated that in compliance of the order passed by this Court in the above noted writ petition, an order is passed on 06.06.2025 (Ex.R1). It is submitted that delay caused in passing the order was on account of attending other office duties pertaining to the Board examinations like SSLC, PUC and CET and also attending the meeting pertaining to the No Confidence Motion in connection with Grama Panchayath, Yadgiri Division. Respondent No.2 has tendered unconditional apology for the delay in complying the Court’s direction. 4. Considering that the order passed by this Court in the above noted writ petition has been complied by respondent - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3736-DB CCC No. 200092 of 2025 No.2 and also considering the reasons for the delay in passing the order, we proceed to pass the following: ORDER: i) Contempt proceedings are dropped. ii) Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE Sd/- (K S HEMALEKHA) JUDGE THM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3 JLR