- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5091-DB CCC No. 58 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 58 OF 2025 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. CHINNAPPA REDDY S/O MADDI REDDY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC: CONTRACTOR, PROPRIETOR OF MARUTHI BORE WELLS, NO.17/2, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD, SHAKAMBARI NAGARA, J.P.NAGARA 1ST STAGE, BENGALURU-560 078. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI KULKARNI MALHAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 ....PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI KANTARAJU THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5091-DB CCC No. 58 of 2025 AND EOI ACCEPTING AUTHORITY, DR. DEVARAJ URS BACKWARD CLASSES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NO.16/D, 4TH FLOOR, DEVARAJ URS BHAVANA, MILLERS' TANK BED AREA, VASANTHANAGARA, BENGALURU-560 052 …ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE A CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR INTENTIONAL, WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTION OF THIS HON'BLE COURT PASSED IN W.P.NO.28866/2023 (GM-TEN) DATED 23.01.2024 WHICH IS PRODUCED AS PER ANNEXURE- D AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT OF 1971 AND ISSUE SUCH OTHER DIRECTIONS AS DEEMS FIT IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND AWARD COST OF THE PETITION. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5091-DB CCC No. 58 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Heard learned advocate Mr. Kulkarni Malhar for the complainant. 2. Learned Single Judge, while allowing the writ petition by the judgment and order dated 23.01.2024 set aside the communication dated 02.11.2023 issued by the Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare Department and the Tender Notification dated 05.12.2023 calling for Expression of Interest. 2.1 Thereafter, learned Single Judge observed thus, "The 2nd respondent is reserved liberty to notify fresh Expression of Interest strictly in consonance with the Rules and Government Order dated 14-10-2008 without brooking any delay. While so doing he shall bear in mind the observation made in the course of the order." 2.2 In other words, respondent No.2 was given liberty to notify fresh Expression of Interest in accordance with the Rules and the Government Order dated 14.10.2008 without delay. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5091-DB CCC No. 58 of 2025 3. It is against the aforesaid direction that the present petition is filed. 3.1 It has to be observed that in the direction of learned Single Judge, liberty was reserved for the competent authority to notify fresh Expression of Interest. It is only in the nature of liberty, which could not be construed as direction. Even otherwise, the complainant does not have any right to enforce that the authority notifies the fresh Expression of Interest. 4. Any directions in the judgment and order of learned Single Judge do not qualify to be tried in the contempt jurisdiction. 5. The contempt petition is misconceived and accordingly, it is dismissed. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7