- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15823-DB CCC No. 973 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH 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.973 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI THAMME GOWDA S/O. LATE NARASEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDENT OF 'APPA NILAYA', SHANTHINAGARA, PANDAVAPURA TOWN, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 434. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI DEVENDRAPPA H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15823-DB CCC No. 973 of 2023 2. SRI S. M. LOKESH MURTHY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYATH, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-572 137. …ACCUSED (BY SRI HARISHA A.S., A.G.A., FOR R-1, & SRI M.S. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE, FOR R-2) * * * THIS CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE SECOND 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 WRIT PETITION NO.7642 OF 2023 (S-RES) DATED 6.4.2023 FOR NOT HAVING CONSIDERED THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMPLAINANT FOR RELEASE OF THE RETIRAL BENEFITS. 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 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15823-DB CCC No. 973 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) This contempt petition has been initiated against the accused for willful disobedience of the order dated 6-4-2023 passed in Writ Petition No.7642 of 2023 (S-RES), wherein the Executive Officer, Pandavapura, Mandya, was directed to consider the representation made by the complainant/petitioner therein within an outer limit of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of that order. 2. Sri Devendrappa H., learned counsel for the complainant, is physically present and submits for consideration of the compliance affidavit with liberty to challenge the endorsement/letter. 3. Sri M.S. Devaraj, learned counsel for accused No.2, is physically present and submits that he has filed the compliance affidavit of accused No.2, Sri S.M. Lokesh Murthy, Executive Officer, Pandavapura Taluk Panchayat, Mandya, consisting of paragraph Nos.1 to 8. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15823-DB CCC No. 973 of 2023 4. Sri Harisha A.S., learned Additional Government Advocate for accused No.1, vouches to the compliance affidavit filed by accused No.2. 5. Compliance Affidavit is taken on record. 6. Keeping in view the submission made by the learned counsel for the parties and also the compliance affidavit, the contempt petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the contempt petition is hereby dropped. Liberty, as sought for, is hereby granted in accordance with law. Sd/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE KVK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19