- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11634-DB CCC No. 428 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 428 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. C. HONNE GOWDA S/O LATE CHIKKAPUTTE GOWDA, RETIRED TEACHER, AGED 87 YEARS, R/AT MATHIKERE, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 160. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. R SRINIVASA GOWDA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MS BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11634-DB CCC No. 428 of 2024 2. DIGVIJAY BODKE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RAMANAGARA ZILLA PANCHAYATH, RAMANAGARA - 562 160. 3. SRI T N NARASHIMA MURTHY THE THASHILDAR CHANNAPATNA TALUK, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 160. 4. SMT. LAKSHMI THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER THE KARNATAKA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LTD., RAMANAGARA SUB DIVISION, NARASHIMAIAH LAYOUT, RAMANAGARA - 562 159. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDASHEKAR, AGA FOR R1 & R3; SRI. B.J. SOMAYAJI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; MS. B.G. NAYANA TARA, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE NECESSARY ACTION AGAINST UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT AGAINST THE ACCUSED IN RESPECT OF THE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE SPECIFIC DIRECTION DATED 03.08.2023 PASSED IN WP NO.12818/2023(LB-RES) VIDE ANNEXURE-A. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11634-DB CCC No. 428 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 Mr. R.Srinivasa Gowda for the complainant stated that the order brought under the contempt jurisdiction is complied with. 2. In that view, the present contempt proceedings does not survive. 3. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of as not surviving. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 75