- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7324-DB CCC No. 1113 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 1113 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI A.S. MANJUNATH S/O. SOMASHEKHARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT RAJAJINAGAR, BEHIND K.L.K. HIGH SCHOOL, BIRUR, KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 116. …COMPLAINANT (BY MS. MAHESHWARI D.M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI MADHUKAR M. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. VIPUL BANSAL IAS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SSI AND TEXTILES COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI GIRISH IAS DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7324-DB CCC No. 1113 of 2024 KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. SMT. VINDYA THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST (M), DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SHANKARAPURA, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 548. …ACCUSED 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SSI AND TEXTILES COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT VIAKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE ABOVE COMPLAINT AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 02.02.2022 (ANNEXURE - E) PASSED IN R.P.NO.248/2020 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7324-DB CCC No. 1113 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 Ms. D.M. Maheshwari for learned advocate Mr. Madhukar M. Deshpande for the complainant fairly stated that in view of the order dated 17.02.2025 passed in Review Petition No.248 of 2020, whereby the Court extended time to hold the auction for three months, the present contempt petition would not survive. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Pramodhini Kishan concurs with the submission. 3. In view of the joint statements made, the present contempt petition is disposed of as not surviving. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CR/ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 89