- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4017-DB CCC No. 660 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.660 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SUNITHA MARY LOPES W/O. FRANCIS LOPES AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT ANTHONY NILAYA NEHRU NAGARA, 3RD CROSS SAGARA TOWN - 587 710 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT JUNIOR ENGINEER IN KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LTD. S.E. OFFICE, PS TPS, KODTHINI BELLARY DISTRICT - 587 710. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI HANUMANTHAPPA HARAVI B. GOWDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: PANKAJ KUMAR PANDE THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LTD. SHAKTHI BHAVAN NO.82, RACECOURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI AJAY J. N. AND AJAY J. NANDALIKE, ADVOCATES) THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT 1971, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHERE IN HE PRAYS TO INITIATE THE CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR FRAGRANT DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P. NO.15217-2021 DATED 28.03.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, PLEASE KINDLY INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED. Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4017-DB CCC No. 660 of 2023 THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR) This contempt proceeding has been initiated by the complainant against the respondent/accused in respect of the order dated 28.03.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.15217/2021 (S-PRO) vide Annexure-A. 2. Paragraph No.6 of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.15217/2021 indicates that since the impugned order dated 15.06.2019 (Annexure-M) is not a speaking order, respondent-Corporation shall reconsider the same afresh and also give reasons for not considering the claim made by the petitioner in a manner known to law and not in the manner as understood by the Managing Director of the Corporation who would say that petitioner has no "AiÉÆÃUÀåvÉ". 3. Sri. Hanumathappa Haveri B. Gowdar, learned counsel appearing for the complainant is present before the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4017-DB CCC No. 660 of 2023 Court physically and submits that the order dated 15.06.2019, is not a speaking order. Therefore, the writ petition has been initiated. 4. Sri. Ajay J.N., and Sri. Ajay N Nandalike, learned counsel appearing for the accused are present before the Court physically and submits that prior to initiation of contempt proceeding, the same has been complied by issuance of Annexuer-R1 dated 19/20-05-2023. The Competent Authority has passed a detail order. 5. Keeping in view the order rendered by the Competent Authority, it is deemed appropriate that this contempt proceeding do not survive for consideration. Consequently, this contempt proceeding is hereby dropped. In the given peculiar facts and circumstances, the liberty is granted as sought for. Sd/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE PHM/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14