- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10623-DB CCC No. 1087 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1087 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI. M.S. CHANDRU, S/O SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MASANAPURA AND KAGALAVADI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NOW WORKING AS P.D.O JYOTHIGOWDANAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT - 571 117. R/O MADAPURA VILLAGE, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK AND DISTRICT - 571 313. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. M. KRISHNAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. ANJUM PARWEZ, IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ, M.S. BLDGS, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10623-DB CCC No. 1087 of 2023 2. SMT. PRIYANKA MARY FRANCIS, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE AND COMMISSIONER, KARNATAKA PANCHAYAT RAJ COMMISSIONERATE, K.G ROAD, KALIDASA MARGA, GANDHINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 009. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, M.S BLDGS, BANGALORE - 560 001. …ACCUSED (BY SRI.HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR PRO-FORMA R-3; A-2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) *** THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 22.06.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.33613/2019 (S-KSAT) (MAIN ORDER IS IN W.P.NO.4524/2021 AND CONNECTED CASES) AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND TAKE SUITABLE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED AND PUNISH THEM SUITABLY FOR THE SAID DISOBEDIENCE. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10623-DB CCC No. 1087 of 2023 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) The present contempt proceedings is initiated by the complainant for willful disobedience of the order dated 22.06.2023, passed by a co-ordinate Division Bench of this Court, in Writ Petition No.33613/2019 (S-KSAT) [Main matter is W.P.No.4524/2021(S-KSAT) and connected matters]. 2. In this contempt petition, Sri.M. Krishnappa, learned counsel for the complainant and Sri. Harisha A.S., learned Additional Government Advocate for pro-forma respondent No.3 are physically present before the Court. 3. Learned counsel for the complainant in this matter submits that, the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in the impugned writ petition - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:10623-DB CCC No. 1087 of 2023 No.33613/2019 is complied with by the competent authority. 4. The said submission of the learned counsel for the complainant is taken on record. 5. Consequently, nothing survives for consideration in this petition. Accordingly, the present contempt proceedings are hereby dropped. Sd/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11