- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1125-DB CCC No. 731 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH 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.731 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MANJEGOWDA S/O. KRISHNAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS RESIDING AT SHANTHIGRAMA ALUR, HASSAN KARNATAKA-573 220. 2. MR. DEVARAJU S/O. SUBBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESIDING AT #LIG 10C 5TH CROSS 2ND STAGE, KUVEMPU NAGAR HASSAN, KARNATAKA-573 201. 3. MR. NANJUNDA SHETTY S/O. LATE KRISHNA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS RESIDING AT OPP. ANJANEYA TEMPLE SHANTHIGRAMA HASAN TALUK SHANTIGRAMA, ALUR HASSAN, KARNATAKA-573 220. 4. MR. NARAYANA K. S/O. LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT ARALI MARA ROAD KALIVEER SCHOOL UDAYAGIRI, HASSAN KARNATAKA-573 201. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI DHANANJAY KUMAR, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1125-DB CCC No. 731 of 2023 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SATHYABHAMA C. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN-573 201. …ACCUSED (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA FOR A-1) * * * THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED PERSON AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED PERSON SUITABLY AND APPROPRIATELY FOR THE OFFENCE OF CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITTED BY THEM BY NOT OBEYING THE ORDER DATED 07.11.2022 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.9889/2022 (GM-KEB) AND GRANT SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER RELIEFS AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT AND PROPER UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE. THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1125-DB CCC No. 731 of 2023 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 proceedings have been initiated by the complainants for dis-obedience of the order dated 07.11.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.9889/2022(GM- KEB), wherein the learned Single Judge had directed respondent No.2 to consider the representations of the petitioners dated 05.01.2022 and 07.01.2022(Annexures-A to A13 therein) as expeditiously as possible. 2. Learned Addl. Government Advocate Smt. Namitha Mahesh, appearing for respondent No.1-State has filed the compliance affidavit dated 10.11.2023, wherein it has been stated that the representations of the complainants dated 05.01.2022 and 07.01.2022 have been considered and an endorsement dated 26.10.2023 has been issued to that effect, copy of which, is produced at Annexure-R1. Therefore, in view of compliance of the order dated 07.11.2022 passed in W.P.No.9889/2022, nothing survives for - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1125-DB CCC No. 731 of 2023 consideration. Accordingly, the contempt proceedings are dropped. Sd/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE MN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4