- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5667-DB CCC No. 1088 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1088 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. RATHNA @ NAGARATHNA W/O. LATE NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT NIVANE VILLAGE, SONALE POST HOSANAGARA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 418. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI SHRIDHAR PRABHU, ADVOCATE A/W MS. ISHWARYA CHANDRAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI. GURUDATTA HEGADE, I.A.S. PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT AND IN HIS EX OFFICIO CAPACITY PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE DISTRICT LEVEL FOREST RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED UNDER THE SCHEDULED TRIBES AND OTHER TRADITIONAL FOREST DWELLERS (RECOGNITION OF FOREST RIGHTS), ACT 2006 OFFICE AT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE SIR M.V. ROAD, SAVALANGA ROAD SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5667-DB CCC No. 1088 of 2024 2. SRI MALLESHAPPA D. PRESENTLY WORKING AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AND IN HIS EX OFFICIO CAPACITY PRESENTLY WORKING AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE DISTRICT LEVEL FOREST RIGHTS COMMITTEE SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. 3. SANTOSHKUMAR KENCHAPPANAVAR PRESENTLY WORKING AS DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST SAGAR TERRITORIAL FOREST DIVISION VINOBA NAGAR, SAGAR TALUK SHIVAMOGGA-577 401. …ACCUSED 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, FOREST ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT ROOM NO.448, 4TH FLOOR GATE NO.2, M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001. ... PROFORMA RESPONDENT THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION READ WITH SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO INSTITUTE AN ENQUIRY AND INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THEIR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED VIDE ORDER DATED 19.06.2024 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.15071 OF 2024 PRODUCED HEREIN AS ANNEXURE-A, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5667-DB CCC No. 1088 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned advocate Mr. Shridhar Prabhu who appears through video conference assisted by learned advocate Ms. Ishwarya Chandran for the complainant who is present in the Court files a memo dated 07.02.2025 for withdrawal of the petition. 2. The same is taken on record. 3. For the facts stated therein, permission to withdraw the petition is granted. The contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29