- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:232-DB CCC No. 221 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 221 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. RAMU E S/O E JAYACHANDRA REDDY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/A NO.335, MARUTHI NAGARA MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT SANJAYANAGARA POST RMV EXTENSION BENGALURU-560 094. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRA N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. GIRISH R THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHAJINA BHAVANA, R C ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. …ACCUSED 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT (MSME AND MINES) Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:232-DB CCC No. 221 of 2024 VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 2(B) R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDERS PASSED IN W.P.NO.11609/2023 (GM-MMS) DATED 08.06.2023 AT ANNEXURE-A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: 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) Learned advocate for the complainant Mr. N. Naveen Chandra fairly stated that the present contempt petition will not survive as an endorsement is already issued by the competent - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:232-DB CCC No. 221 of 2024 authority in the light of the directions issued by learned Single Judge. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan for the respondents additionally states that the said endorsement is also challenged by the petitioner-complainant by filing Writ Petition No.19645 of 2024. 3. Accordingly, this contempt petition is dismissed as not surviving. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1