- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15928-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH 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. 1085 OF 2022 BETWEEN: SRI.H.S. RAVINDRA S/O H S SHANTHAVEERAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT GURU KRUPA MUDIGOUDARA BEEDI SHIKARIPURA, SHIVAMOGGA-577427. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. VASANTHAKUMAR K M - ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. …PROFORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI RAKESH SINGH THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. 3. SMT HEMALATHA THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (DPAR SERVICES) Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15928-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2022 VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. 4. SRI MALLIKARJUN GUNGE THE MANAGING DIRECTOR KARNATAKA NIRAVARI NIGAM NIYAMITHA 4TH FLOOR, COFFEE BOARD BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. M B NARAGUND - SR. COUNSEL FOR SONA VAKKUND – ADVOCATE FOR ACCUSED NO.4; SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B G– AGA FOR PROFORMA RESPONDENT AND ACUSED NO.2 & 3) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED PERSONS FOR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 01.08.2022 IN WP NO.15118/2022 PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ALSO IMPOSE HEAVY COST ON THE ACCUSED FOR THE INORDINATE DELAY CAUSED BY ACCUSED IN CONSIDERING REPRESENTATION DATED 11.08.2022 SUBMITTED BY THE COMPLAINANT REQUESTING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT AS PER ORDER DATED 01.08.2022 IN WP NO.15118/2022 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS AND DIRECT THE ACCUSED TO IMPLEMENT THE DIRECTION ISSUED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT VIDE ORDER DATED 01.08.2022 IN W.P.NO.15118/2022. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15928-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2022 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 Petition has been initiated by the complainant Shri H.S. Ravindra who is a political activist and RTI Activist. He has initiated the present contempt proceedings against the respondent / State for disobedience of the order rendered by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.15118/2022 dated 01.08.2022 vide Annexure-“A”. 2. Learned counsel Shri M. Subramanya Bhat for the complainant had issued his NOC in the matter and thereafter, learned counsel Shri Vasanthakumar K.M. has come on record as the counsel for complainant. 3. The learned counsel Shri Vasanthakumar K.M. for the complainant is present before Court. Further, learned - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15928-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2022 AGA for Accused Nos.1 to 3 is present and learned Senior Counsel Shri M.B. Nargund appears through video conferencing and represents the learned counsel Smt. Sona Vakkund who is on record for Respondent No.4. 4. In this petition, Shri Rakesh Singh being the Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Karnataka, has submitted the compliance affidavit dated 02.03.2023 consisting of paragraph nos.1 to 9. He seeks for consideration of the said affidavit and to drop the proceedings initiated against the respondents / accused. 5. Further, one Mallikarjun, S/o. Basappa Gunge being the Managing Director of KNNL, Coffee Board Building, Bangalore-10 who is arraigned as respondent / Accused No.4, has also filed compliance affidavit dated 03.03.2023 consisting paragraph nos.1 to 12 and in this compliance affidavit he has stated that the grievance of the complainant has been addressed and necessary endorsement has been issued to the complainant on 07.01.2023 pursuant to the direction issued by this Court - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:15928-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2022 on 01.08.2022 in W.P.No.15118/2022. The same have been produced as Annexures R-4(A), R-4(B), R-4(C) and R-4(D). Hence, he seeks for considering the affidavit and thereby to drop the proceedings against the accused. These documents have been produced for the purpose of perusal. 6. In the meanwhile, learned AGA submits that an endorsement dated 12.01.2023 along with the report of the Fact Finding Committee had been issued to the complainant, which also finds place in the record. Consequently, the learned AGA submits that the endorsement along with the fact finding report may be taken on record along with the affidavit filed by the respondents respectively. 7. Keeping in view the compliance affidavit made by Accused Nos.1 to 3 inclusive of Accused No.4, it indicates that the direction issued by the learned Single Judge has already been complied with. To that effect, endorsement also has been issued by the concerned authority. Hence, - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:15928-DB CCC No. 1085 of 2022 nothing further survives to be considered in this contempt petition. 8. Hence, in view of the compliance affidavit filed by Accused Nos.1 to 3 as well as Accused No.4, we are of the view that the present contempt petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the contempt petition is hereby dropped. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE KS