- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10155-DB CCC No. 1195 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH 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. 1195 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI K NAGARAJ S/O LATE KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS JUNIOR ASSISTANT (SINCE DISMISSED) CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION LIMITED NO. 120, NCC COLONY JYOTHINAGAR, MYSORE-570011. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. RANGANATHA S JOIS - ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI RAVI KUMAR S GENERAL MANAGER CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION LIMITED NO. 120, NCC COLONY JYOTHINAGAR, MYSORE-570011. 2. SRI MAHADEVA SWAMY PRASANNA CHIEF ENGINEER (ELE) AND APPELLATE AUTHORITY MYSORE RANGE, CESCOM, MYSORE. Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10155-DB CCC No. 1195 of 2023 3. SRI SUNIL KUMAR A A SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER (ELE) AND DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY CESCOM, MYSORE. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. SRINIVASA B S – ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SANJEEV B L - ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, READ WITH ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT AND CONTEMPT OF THE ORDERS DATED 01.09.2023 IN W.P.NO.509/2012 (S-DIS) VIDE ANNEXURE-A. 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 proceeding is initiated by complainants against accused for willful disobedience - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10155-DB CCC No. 1195 of 2023 of the order passed by the learned single Judge in W.P.No.509/2012 (S-DIS) dated 01.09.2023. 2. Learned counsel Sri Ranganatha S Jois for complainant appears through video conferencing. Learned counsel Sri Srinivas.B.L appears on behalf of learned counsel Sri Sanjeev B.L who is on record for accused Nos.1 and 3. Accused No.2 is served but unrepresented. 3. Learned counsel for accused Nos.1 and 3 submits that proceedings in WA.No.1307/2023 was dismissed on 06.01.2025 and confirmed the order passed by the learned single Judge in WP.No.509/2012 dated 01.09.2023. Subsequently, the aggrieved party filed SLP-Diary Number 7468/2025 before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the same is pending. 4. Keeping in view the submission made by the learned counsel for accused Nos.1 and 3 and provision of Section 2 (b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the present contempt proceedings does not survive for - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:10155-DB CCC No. 1195 of 2023 consideration. Accordingly, the contempt petition is hereby dropped. SD/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE SD/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE RJ