- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9508-DB CCC No. 1127 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CCC NO. 1127 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI PRASANNA KUMAR A. V., S/O. LATE A. J. VIJAYKUAMR AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.5-1-4, SHAMANNA GARDEN 1ST CROSS, BANNERGHATTA MAIN ROAD ADUGODI POST BANGALORE - 560 030. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI VIKRAM H. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR SRI VAISHALI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. DEEPA M. CHOLAN SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI PRABHULING KAVALIKATTI DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION V. V. TOWERS 9TH AND 10TH FLOOR Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9508-DB CCC No. 1127 of 2024 DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. …ACCUSED 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560 001. ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO INITIATE CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED IN THE FINAL ORDER DATED 20.12.2023 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.870/2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9508-DB CCC No. 1127 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) The order which is brought under this contempt petition contains the directions in two parts. First is that the complainant-petitioner shall be reinstated immediately. Secondly, the petitioner is held entitled to all the consequential benefits arising out of his reinstatement, including the arrears of salary to be paid the benefits. 2. When the petition came up for consideration today, learned Additional Government Advocate Mr. S.H. Raghavendra produced a copy of the official memorandum dated 05.03.2025 which shows that the petitioner is reinstated and the posting is also given today. The other part of the direction regarding payment of the consequential benefits arising out of the reinstatement is yet to be complied with. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate made a statement in this regard that the consequential benefits shall be paid to the petitioner within two weeks. 4. It is provided that the consequential benefits arising from the reinstatement shall be paid to the petitioner within six weeks from today. 5. With the above observations, the contempt petition is disposed of with further observation that, if rest of the part of payment of - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9508-DB CCC No. 1127 of 2024 consequential benefits are not complied with within the aforesaid stipulated time, the respondents shall be exposed to aggravated form of contempt. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE DDU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54