- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14729-DB CCC No. 971 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 971 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI. DASAPPA .T S/O LATE THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/A OF KYATHANAHALLI PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571437. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. ROHAN – ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DEVENDRAPPA H - ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M S BUILDINGS DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 01. ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI. S.M. LOKESH MURTHY EXEUCTIVE OFFICER OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYATH PANDAVAPURA MANDYA DISTRICT – 572137. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. HARISHA A S – AGA FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT-1 AND SRI. M S DEVARAJ – ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NO.2) Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14729-DB CCC No. 971 of 2023 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE 2ND ACCUSED NAMELY SRI. S.M. LOKESH MURTHY, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PANDAVAPURA, HAS COMMITTED A WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO.7428/2023 DATE 05.04.2023 FOR NOT HAVING CONSIDERED THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMPLAINANT FOR RELEASE OF THE RETIRAL BENEFITS AND PUNISH HIM. THIS CCC, 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 is initiated by the complainant for disobedience of the order passed by the learned single Judge in W.P.No.7428/2023(S-RES) dated 05.04.2023 vide Annexure-A. 2. Learned counsel Sri Rohan appearing on behalf of Sri Devendrappa H for the complainant is present before the Court physically. 3. Learned counsel Sri M.S.Devaraj for accused No.2 is present before the Court physically. He submits that - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14729-DB CCC No. 971 of 2023 compliance affidavit has been submitted on 05.01.2024. The affidavit consists of paragraphs 1 to 9. Along with the affidavit, copy of the endorsement dated 08.06.2023 issued to the complainant has been produced as per Annexure-R1. 4. Learned AGA for respondent No.1 is present before the Court physically and vouches to the compliance affidavit filed by Accused No.2. 5. Keeping in view the submission made by learned counsel for the parties and also the compliance affidavit, this contempt petition does not survive for consideration. Consequently, the contempt petition is hereby dropped. However, liberty as sought for by the counsel for the complainant is granted, in accordance with law. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE DKB